Pertinace 2012 Castellizzano (Barbaresco)

Country: Italy / Castellizzano
Variety: Nebbiolo Piedmont
Winery: Pertinace / Barbaresco

This earthy wine opens with aromas of tilled soil, leafy underbrush, game and ripe dark-skinned fruit. The palate offers dried black cherry, crushed raspberry, licorice grilled sage and tobacco alongside youthfully assertive tannins.