Gianni Masciarellii, Iskra Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva 2020 Barrel-aged cherries and red currants

cherries and red currants

small sweet berry flavours flecked with minerals

The palate has a lovely salty tang

before all the flavours harmonise

There is a firm chalky tannin structure and an array of flavours from ripe plum and berries to more savoury herbs and oak tannin

Gianni Masciarellii, Iskra Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva 2020 Barrel-aged cherries and red currantsThe unique line of Marina Cvetic, Giannis wife. Montepulciano with a little aging. Soft and appealing fruit on the nose, cherry liqueur, strawberry and followed by leathery notes. Full bodied with red fruits and vanilla in the mouth, big yet velvety tannins and a medium long finish.