Cascina, Barolo Adelaide Fossati

Cascina, Barolo Adelaide FossatiMarked by cherry, licorice and tar, this is dense and monolithic now. Vibrant, with well integrated tannins, offering a lingering aftertaste of sweet fruit and spice, with an echo of licorice. Best from 2018 through 2033. 600 cases made. BS

with seamless ripe tannins

Otherwise there is fine freshness to the big-bodied and muscular flavors that are at once rich and quite serious

and a cocktail of black fruits

Walter is a big fan – but admits its modernist credentials

The 2022 Rotsbank is pure Chenin Blanc from Swartland that Sadie told me he had waited 14 years to make

This moderately structured effort should drink well on the younger side if desired

as rain was rendering noble rot nearly impossible

almost broody dark fruits that gradually unfurl

warm blackcurrants

the lowest score any of these lots received was 94-96 (Les Beaumes)

the 2021 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec is lighter and finer than all of the previous vintage releases

fine tannins and mineral acidity builds and builds at the breathtaking finish