Another Super Tuscan-styled wine from Sting and Trudie with 80 percent Sangiovese, nine percent Cabernet Sauvignon, nine percent Merlot and two percent Cabernet Franc. It spends in 24 months barriques and another six months in bottle. No, Casino Delle Vie is not a Sting song that you missed. It’s named for a nineteenth-century farmhouse on the estate. The Cabernet and Merlot lend a touch of cassis to the black cherry aromas. In the mouth the ripe black cherry fruit mingles with tobacco, cedar flavors and gets a buzz from zesty acidity and is supported by sturdy, ripe tannins. Serve it with a pork roast or Veal Milanese. Certified organic by Bioagricert.
Tenuta Il Palagio, Rosso Toscana IGT (Tuscany, Italy) 2018
By Rebecca Murphy