Crash, boom, bang…
The madness of falling in love, a brilliant song by Roxette, the sound when someone runs through a glass door.
And the feeling I get while tasting the Nicosole IGT 2015 from Tenuta di Morzano!
Voor diegenen die het niet weten, we hebben nogal een sterke band met Tenuta di Morzano en de mensen daar. We zijn daar ooit stommelings op vakantie gegaan, hebben er ons hart verloren en ondertussen zijn we er vele keren geweest en is Giacomo, de manager, meermaals naar Vlaanderen gekomen.
Of course, I have tasted many Nicosole of different vintages, with different meals and unaccompanied, in various groups and alone, sipping and drinking… well, you get the idea.
But I had no idea what I was about to discover when opening the 2015 vintage!
A brief introduction to the Nicosole: TdM makes Chianti in Montespertoli, just under half an hour from Firenze. They have five different Chiantis, a white and a rosé, a Vin Santo and this “international blend”. It may vary in its composition per vintage, depending on the quality of the different grapes, with an average of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Sangiovese.
And in this case, after six years of ageing, you get a ruby red wine with a brown tinge. The latter just accentuates the age, without compromising the quality!
Davy smells all kinds of things, but because you are rightly unsatisfied with that…: ripe red fruit, cherry, raspberry, dried plums, blackcurrant/cassis, blackberry, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, cedar.
In the mouth we notice high acids, high tannins, full body and a firm, good balance.
And a long finish of ripe fruit.
In short: many different aromas, well developed wine with a potential to keep aside for up to ten years. But that won't work at the Beyls house...
Milo style: this version of the Nicosole is a gentle voyage of discovery into what makes a good red wine a good red wine: full and rich in the nose, although I can't name all those aromas like Davy, super development in the mouth when it warms up, a lot of variation in the taste pattern and a fantastic layer on the mouth wall after swallowing, which keeps you satisfied for a while. And then again.
Friends, this is a direct hit!
Should we eat something with the Nicosole? Probably, because if you are anything like me, the bottle will be drunk, and you will consider opening a second one. And Giacomo will gladly agree with that.
So, to keep our stomach and head in balance, but also to experience the taste experience optimally, I would eat a ciabatta and some salumi with it: Bresaola, Mortadella, prosciutto cotto... Or just some salamis and some ham, Ganda for example. And maybe some hard cheese? Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino, Provolone… or something similar from the region where you are.
Don't make it difficult, but enjoy a wine that is made to experience the beautiful moments, maybe even share them with someone else…
But you don’t have to. I understand.
I'm now going to close the curtains, turn off the lights, disable the doorbell… and sip another glass of Nicosole…
Salute.
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