2021 Motta Fabio Bolgheri Superiore Le Gonnare DOC 12 Pack

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Monica Larner - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Fabio Motta 2021 Bolgheri Superiore Le Gonnare is a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon that starts off in cement vats and ages in smaller oak barrels. Fruit comes from a 1.9-hectare site with rocky clay soils at 150 meters in elevation. This wine holds back initially, and that elegant restraint is something you'll find in the classical expressions from this coastal wine appellation. Dark fruit cedes to savory tobacco and pencil shavings. The results are nicely balanced.

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James Suckling

Showing restrained character with straw and plums, this is a meaty, very classic and complex wine. The attack is super-soft with supple, velvety tannins and a glycerol texture, crisp acidity and full body. Power with grace. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.

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Falstaff

Elegant, bright colour. Cassis, mint, elderberry and violet on the nose. Taut acidity and firm tannins on the palate, powerful, lots of tannins on the back palate, earthy, noticeable juiciness on the side palate, becomes slightly bold on the finish and remains rough on dark fruit.Reviewers: Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler