Monte Bernardi, Sa'etta Vintage:2016 with silky tannins and a

with silky tannins and a long finish

opulent style while still being pure

Like the Vignottes

and yet it is still incredibly youthful

the wine is elegantly powerful

Monte Bernardi, Sa'etta Vintage:2016 with silky tannins and aSa'etta comes from a single vineyard planted in the 60s on compact sandstone rich in quartz, known locally as pietraforte. Michael Schmelzer calls 2016 a classic and fresh year which yielded particularly small concentrated bunches. It is discreet on the nose opening slowing to offer precise aromas of clove, flint, winter mint and moist earth. Savoury rather than fruity, the palate is equally tight with a firm backbone of chiselled tannins and