Pietro Beconcini Agricola

Mature, oxidative nose, iodine, balsamic notes, tart spice, dried yellow fruit, wilted leaves, undergrowth and some herbaceous notes, earthy notes and petrol. Full-bodied on the palate, also firm and polished, oxidative fruit, sugar candy and some caramel, sweet but also has a light acid bite, tart, slightly salty mineral notes, wilted flowers, undergrowth and earthy notes, good persistence, touch of almonds, has some depth, good to very good finish.

0.5 Liter, 16.5%, # PBA-L.345/08

Preserved and partly dried black and red berries on the nose, touch of sugar candy and caramel, spicy notes, some soup greens, spicy oak. Fairly juicy preserved and partly dried fruit again on the palate, candied herbs, some oak and nougat, vegetal traces, chocolate in the background, medium-fine tannins, fairly persistent, appears more mature than it is, quite a good finish.

0.75 Liter, 13.5%, # PBA-L.249/2010

Partly dried red berries and a few black berries on the nose, candied nuts, herbs and spices, light spicy oak. Ripe fruit on the palate, candied nuts, spicy oak, fine tannins, medium-bodied and slightly creamy, herbaceous and vegetal notes, delicate earthy traces, fairly persistent, appears more mature than it is, attractive finish.

0.75 Liter, 13%, # PBA-L.202/11

Tart nose, preserved red and black berries, vegetal traces and some soup greens, nutty notes and chocolate, spicy oak. Very ripe, juicy fruit on the palate, prominent spicy oak, chocolate and some more vegetal notes, light acid bite, earthy notes, medium-fine, fairly prominent tannins, not particularly deep, good finish.

0.75 Liter, 14.5%, # PBA-L.317/2010

Fairly mature nose, tart preserved red berries, cherries and plums, touch of candied soup greens, light spicy oak. Straightforward elegant, juicy fruit on the palate, light spicy oak, herbaceous notes, touch of sugar candy, noticeably astringent tannins, very light acid bite, fairly persistent and has some substance, slightly rustic style, slightly brittle on the finish.

0.75 Liter, 13.5%, # PBA-L.54/11

Prominent alcohol on the nose, nutty oak and some chocolate, jammy mixed berries and plums, partly dried cherries, vegetal notes, light lactic and volatile notes. Ripe fruit on the palate, vegetal notes, acidity not yet integrated, spicy oak with vanilla and chocolate, candied nuts, partly mature but also slightly astringent tannins, quite full-bodied, noticeable alcohol and a light balsamic touch, herbaceous notes, warm alcoholic notes on a good to very good finish. Slightly overdone, and rather strenuous.

0.75 Liter, 15.5%, # PBA-L.244/09

Light animal and meaty notes on the nose, preserved black berries and sour cherries, some soup greens, hint of sugar candy and mineral traces. Very ripe, slightly jammy fruit on the palate, sugar candy and moderate oak with a hint of chocolate, mature tannins, very creamy, but also has a light acid bite, good persistence, very good finish.

0.75 Liter, 14.5%, # PBA-L.135/08