Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

Vintage: 2013

Cépage: Merlot; Cabernet Franc; Cabernet Sauvignon; Petit Verdot

Size: 750 ml

Rating(s): 95 (RP); 94 (JS)

" The 2013 Valadorna is yet another home run in this blockbuster collection of new releases from Tenuta di Arceno in the southern part of Chianti Classico (Castelnuovo Berardegna). This is a firm and tightly knit expression that is packed tight with black fruit, tobacco, tar and dark chocolate. The wine shows enormous aromatic intensity, but then it slims down just a touch in the mouth to offer an elegantly tapered finish."

Monica Larner (RP) - 10/18