Castello del Terriccio, Lupicaia other_regions Terrific and worth a special

Terrific and worth a special search to find though be aware that this youthfully austere effort will required extended cellaring

intense and mineral-inflected broad-shouldered flavors are an exercise in restraint

ready for pleasure

grapefruit and some florality

mandarin orange peel and ground anise in this light-bodied

Castello del Terriccio, Lupicaia other_regions Terrific and worth a specialThe 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.