Castello del Terriccio, Lupicaia other_regions The searing tannin and backward

The searing tannin and backward expression are reminiscent of a Serralunga Barolo

intense and mineral-inflected broad-shouldered flavors are an exercise in restraint

The delicious and tautly muscular flavors possess very good verve while the firm

mandarin orange peel and ground anise in this light-bodied

no hard edges and incredible purity of fruit

Castello del Terriccio, Lupicaia other_regions The searing tannin and backwardThe balsamic notes are really starting to open up here in the 2009 Lupicaia. This wine has begun to come of age. This was a slightly cooler growing season, and this wine shows little of the ripe, fruit forwardness that marked many of the following vintages. There is a velvety side to this Lupicaia, with more textural looseness and openness in general.