Ventisquero Wine Estates, Vertice, Apalta, 2019

Intense black fruit aromas backed by notes of spice, a marked earthiness and graphite note. Very harmonious palate with fine, elegant tannins. Elegant black fruit, edged with subtle spice and lifted by lovely freshness. Aged for 22 months in 300-litre French oak, 40% new and the rest used, then spends another 14 months in bottle.