Mondo del Vino Tre Uve 1999

Mondo del Vino Tre Uve (Abruzzo) 1999: A dense, inky red-black colour. The nose is packed with exuberant and smoky bramble fruit, new oak, roasted herbs, coffee, and a mineral edge to the fruit. The palate is fresh and has plenty of youthful smoky, roasted herb fruit. There is a prominent streak of acidity, which sears through the fruit, and persists on the palate on the finish. Notes of cigar box and tobacco. Quite a nice texture, with a savoury edge which shows up on the finish. A great food wine. Very good. (2/1/02)