Castello del Terriccio, Lupicaia other_regions_italy It has already started developing

It has already started developing some tertiary notes and shows some graphite and wet slate notes

Fresh-picked berries and bramble on the nose become focused and spiced on the palate

As I wrote earlier this year

with a chalky sensation and a finish that is a mixture of juiciness

Castello del Terriccio, Lupicaia other_regions_italy It has already started developingThe 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.