Uttdrag ur Monica Lerner, som är den person som provar och poängsätter Parkers viner för Italien, reportage om Montalcino släppet av årgång 2015.
I remember the 2015 vintage in Tuscany through a photographer’s lens. Each snapshot I carry in my memory recalls the sheer perfection of the grapes—the fully formed berries, the vibrant colors and the compact clusters.
I popped out of my car each time the road opened onto another spectacular vineyard vista to walk through the rows and take close-up pictures of the grapes. Each cluster appeared more photogenic than the next. Ask anyone who farmed Sangiovese that year. They will tell you: Fruit has never been more beautiful than it was in the picture-perfect 2015 vintage.
What impresses most about 2015 is the consistently high quality delivered across the board. As a whole, the wines are homogenous and uniform in terms of their intensity, depth and generosity. House styles may differ from producer to producer, but these wines are united by the energy, exuberance and radiance that come naturally to a beautifully warm and sunny vintage like 2015. That distinctive vintage signature is applied evenly across the board, leaving no wine untouched by its magic.
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