The cold clay soil of Lantziego speaks very clearly on the nose, partnered by equally typical ‘red heather’ smells of the locale (thyme, lavender and more). No fruit bomb, it’s a countryside wine, with meat, cherry, mint and licorice all in a swirl. There are hints of sweet spice and it has great freshness. The palate opens with succulence, juicy and laden with red berries, then glides out and down into the mineral-flecked beauty of gravelly natural fruit tannin, and closes out with perfectly judged astringency. – Suppliers notes