"The 2010 Pignoli pulls you close with a truly autumnal bouquet, mixing dried black cherries with cloves, allspice and crushed fall leaves. It’s silky and round with a bitter dark fruit profile, yet also a core of stimulating acids and sour citrus tones that contrast. It leaves the cheeks puckered, yet not clenched. In fact, Radikon has done an amazing job of taming these grippy Pignolo tannins. Saline-minerals and inner earth tones linger long, as the 2010 tapers off structured yet amazingly fresh."