First Drop, Full Fat Red 2017 Champagne Blend Polished tannins

Polished tannins

Verdicchio has come a long way since the days when it came in curiously shaped elongated bottles (supposed

The sweetness is perfectly integrated and balanced

tending towards garnet with age

it is beyond dispute

First Drop, Full Fat Red 2017 Champagne Blend Polished tanninsA full flavoured blend of no less than six grape varieties, the port grape Touriga Nacional, Shiraz, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Barbera and Monastrell, hence the name 'Full Fat'. Its great texture is heightened by maturing the grapes sur lie in French oak Hogshead barrels for 17 months before bottling. It has a pungent, intricate nose of blueberry, dark cherry, earth and spice layered with lifted berry fruit, there are some cedar tannins, with a spicy,