Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino Rosso Dei Dardi 2016

Mainly Nebbiolo with a little Freisa and Barbera (or maybe Dolcetto, details are patchy), raised in stainless steel, and given carbonic maceration. First look at a wine from 2016 for me. Importer: Mondo ImportsSo bright and frisky, it needs a little time in glass to settle itself down. Raspberry, dried banana and strawberry carbonic lift, a little spice and new leather, floral top notes too. Light to medium bodied, but wonderful intensity of fruit, ripe grainy tannin, and length. It becomes a little more ‘minerally’ and serious if you give it time, though there’s no harm in enjoying its playful fruitiness right away, gulp by gulp. Gary Walsh, The Wine Front