Cantalupo Ghemme Collis Breclemae 2017

Red
Ghemme, Italy
7.0
WineSaint

Inky black fruit and scorched earth dominate this brooding Ghemme. The palate shows raw power over finesse, with dense plum, licorice and leather building through a weighty, concentrated finish. The vintage's heat shows, but there's compelling energy beneath the muscle that should reward patience.

black plumscorched earthlicoriceleather
Label

Cantalupo

Cantalupo is one of Ghemme's benchmark estates, producing structured Nebbiolo-based wines from the volcanic foothills of the Novara hills, including single-vineyard Ghemme DOCG bottlings of notable age-worthiness.