Castello di Bolgheri Varvara 2022

Castello di Bolgheri Varvara 2022 is an incredibly refined and elegant Tuscan red wine that strikes a beautiful balance between immediate fruit expression and structural depth. It pours an attractive, youthful magenta-red color with bright ruby highlights. The highly aromatic and complex nose opens with an entrancing bouquet of fresh wild raspberries, black cherries, and sappy blackcurrant, tightly intertwined with subtle hints of thyme, mint, dusty cedar, and crushed violets. On the medium-to-full-bodied palate, it exhibits a polished, linear, and direct style that showcases great purity of dark fruit. A lively spine of refreshing coastal acidity and fine, silky tannins give the wine a sophisticated, savory edge, finishing with a lingering touch of Mediterranean brush, iron, and a distinct mineral freshness.

Food Pairing: This polished Tuscan red pairs wonderfully with roasted lamb chops with rosemary, grilled ribeye steaks, rich wild boar ragù, traditional meat lasagna, or aged pecorino cheese.

95 Points - James Suckling

92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

90 Points - Wine Spectator