Monteraponi, Bragantino Gran Selezione

Monteraponi, Bragantino Gran SelezioneNA

a touch of asparagus gives the wine a greenness in the middle palate but there's also plenty of supporting dark fruit and graphite minerality

The medium to full-bodied palate is beautifully plush with a racy line of freshness to lift the intense red and black berry layers

delivering powerful mineral thrust and persistent floral and smoky mineral notes that cling to the strikingly long finish

A whiff of the sauvage adds breadth to the red and dark cherryinfused aromas that are trimmed in a background note of wood toast

and small-production Barbarescos from the Asili and Montefico vineyards

This is though very compact and backward and a wine that should age successfully for years

There is better freshness on the palate along with excellent richness and concentration to the powerful and mouth coating middle weight plus flavors that deliver fine length on the very firm finale

The impressively rich and very round medium weight plus flavors also exude a fine bead of minerality on the clean

with full-bodied notes of buttered stone fruits

Best from 2014 through 2025

The 2018 Brut Nature Expression is a blend of five old-vine Pinot Noir parcels in Ecueil

and also flavors of sweet ripe fruit with round and polished