Nino Negri Sfursat di Valtellina 5 Stelle 2017

Full-bodied and velvety, this opens with alluring aromas of baking spice, mature plum, violet, Alpine herb and a balsamic note. The concentrated palate is smooth and robust, but it also boasts a weightless quality, delivering dried black cherry, nutmeg, cinnamon, anise, dried date and pipe tobacco alongside firm polished tannins and fresh acidity. A mineral note closes the finish. This is the best Sfursat 5 Stelle I've tried so far.

Colour: Deep ruby red.

Bouquet: Rich and highly complex aroma, with elegant sensations of plums preserved in spirits, and tobacco. It is redolent with spicy notes that disperse into hints of coffee.

Taste: The flavour is concentrated, vigorous, extraordinarily intense and pleasant, with an aristocratic undertone of ripe blackberries and spices. Its finish is full-bodied, rich and very persistent.