2009 Antoine Arena Patrimonio Morta Maio Patrimonio (750ml)

"92 out of 100 - From young Niellucciu vines near his cellar, Arena’s 2009 Patrimonio Morta Maio delivers vividly fresh, infectiously juicy ripe cherry mingled on a satiny palate with nut oils and steeped with fruit pit, lavender, fennel, rosemary, and white pepper. As this opens to the air, a mouthwatering savor of roasted red meat and pan scrapings joins the wine’s downright refreshing as well as invigorating juicy fruit and pungent herbal essences, leading to a lingering finish that left me salivating for the next sip. This beauty should prove highly versatile over at least the next decade." - David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate