The 2019 Tancredi Dolce & Gabbana is dark and intense, with an air of smoky crushed rocks and savory herbs that gives way to black currant and balsamic spice. Silky yet racy in style, this impresses further with depths of mineral-tinged red and black fruits that saturate. A web of fine-grained tannins mounts toward the close. It finishes dramatically long, structured and potent, with graphite nuances and a mentholated herbal freshness that helps to lift the experience. The Tancredi is going to need time, and a lot of it, yet it will be time well spent. It's a radiant beauty. This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Nero d’Avola and Tannat.
93+ points, Eric Guido, Vinous (Sep 2023)
Dried cranberries are joined by fresh cherries and strawberries and then savory aromas of soil, tar and graphite on the nose. The palate holds onto the astringent quality of the cranberries and the stony chalkiness of the soil, backed up by firm tannins and lots of acid.
92 points, Danielle Callegari, Wine Enthusiast (Oct 2023)
Black berries and dark leather with some crushed slate and blue fruits on the nose. Some dark mushrooms. It’s full-bodied and chewy with lots of toasted oak. Rich and flavorful but remains linear and fresh. Drink after 2025.
92 points, James Suckling (Sep 2023)
A lovely red, well-meshed and medium- to full-bodied, with enticing flavors of warm cherry and cassis fruit, violet, baking spices and mineral married to fine, supple tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon, Nero d'Avola and Tannat. Drink now through 2029. 6,580 cases made, 200 cases imported.
91 points, Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator (Nov 2023)
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Nero d’Avola, Tannat and other grapes from southwest Sicily, matured for 14 months in first and second-use barriques and then in bottle for a further 24 months or more. Dark red and black fruit aromas introduce an intense and balsamic wine with good structure and freshness. Currants and hedgerow berries mingle, underlined by grippy tannins. Powerful, well balanced and long, this will reward further time in the cellar.
91 points, James Button, Decanter (May 2023)
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