Four years from harvest this wine is still a baby, but what a baby. Clear and bright ruby color with cherry aromas intertwined with notes of black olives, leather and dried herbs introduce elegant and precise cherry fruit supported by darker berry fruits. The structure of nervy acidity and ripe tannins is tightly wound and smoothly integrated with the flavors. Open it a couple of hours before pairing it with beef or lamb roasted with rosemary or a pasta with tomato sauce. Tenuta Perano is one of the Frescobaldi family’s Tuscan estates. It is located in Gaiole in Chianti, with vineyards at over 1500 feet above sea level that are obviously capable of producing elegant wines.
Frescobaldi, Tenuta Perano, Chianti Classico DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2016
By Rebecca Murphy