2023 Paolo Leo Mora Mora Malvasia Nera Rapel Valley 95 POINTS || Tony Love

95 POINTS || Tony Love Top of the pile Shiraz expression where subtle volatiles rise out of a dark fruit and fine oak matrix lying deep in the glass

Skin contact for 2 to 3 weeks at a controlled temperature before an alcoholic fermentation which is spontaneous

produces low yields with high acidity

The grapes are sourced from 30-year-old Sauvignon Blanc vines grown on the hill of St Andelain in a mix of Silex and Kimmerigian clay soils

2023 Paolo Leo Mora Mora Malvasia Nera Rapel Valley 95 POINTS || Tony LoveFull bodied and well balanced, with a lively tannin and a pleasantly lingering finish of ripe red fruits. Malvasia nera is one of the oldest indigenous grape varieties in Puglia and it is likely that it arrived in southern Italy starting from the Dalmatian coasts beyond the Adriatic Sea. The aromatic black grape variety, is distinguished by a high sugar concentration and the almost total absence of tannin in the skins, a characteristic that makes it