Tenuta Secolo IX, Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo, Italy, 2019

From 10-year-old vines in Castiglione a Casauria, Pescara at 220m above sea level, this wine is fermented and matured in stainless steel, with 10% matured in barriques for six months. It has a deep cherry hue with aromas of summer berries, cherry and herbs. The palate has some delicate tannic structure and beautifully fresh, clean acidity. Intense flavours of spicy cherry, raspberry and plum are accompanied by breezy herbs and the slightest lick of salinity on the long, super-fresh finish.