2019 Castagna La Chiave

Dark red in colour with a brick red tinged hue. Fragrant red to dark cherry and red currant aromas gently infused with rose petals ascend from the glass with ample intensity. Lending further complexity are ensuing notes of dried herb, earth, tobacco and faint spicy leather. Showing a beautiful supple flow across the mid weighted palate are red to dark cherry and red currant fruits followed by some subtle red liquorice, dried herb, earthy tobacco, delicate leather and spice elements. Fine, slightly chalky tannins lend a touch of rusticity to the long savoury finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews…..
In Italian, chiave = feminine. That's your first hint about this little beauty of a sangiovese. In music, chiave is the key that forms the tonal basis of a piece of music. That's your second hint. Undeniably gentle and expressive, with a tannin pulse that won't stop, La Chiave takes sangiovese to the next level. Cherry, dried cranberry, licorice, tilled soil, briar, dried herbs and an enduring marzipan savouriness tied neatly – and taut – in complex tannins. Drink by 2033.
95 Points
Jeni Port – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

From certified biodynamic fruit, eked from sub-alpine reaches of meager granite. The wines here are serious, make no mistake. While the Genesis is the flagship, this straight sangiovese is growing in trajectory, nudging the totem of top quality. Scents of clove, alpine herb, wild fennel and mint, effortlessly welded to a pin bone of tannin and brushwood freshness, sashaying the fray long. A delicious, mid-weighted and immensely savory wine. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.
95 points
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