comparing the colour to a ballerina’s pump or even the light filtering through the stained glass of the Basilica in Reims

Medium to full-bodied

palate coating

fleshy and concentrated flavors somehow manage to retain good delineation

Rocca Frassinello, Baffonero Rosso Vintage:2018 comparing the colour to aCertainly the most expensive wine in this tasting, the Rocca di Frassinello 2018 Maremma Toscana Baffonero is a wine of big ambitions. However, it follows an old stylebook that sees Merlot presented in a very rich, voluptuous and extracted style that is beginning to tire the market. The wine is impeccably made, with lots of dark cherry, cedarwood and smoky mahogany. With 15% alcohol, it has embraced the sunshine along the Tuscan Coast. If you're in