Marchesi Antinori Castello della Sala 'Cervaro della Sala' Umbria IGT, Italy 2023 Auxerrois malolactic in tanks and aging

malolactic in tanks and aging in 30% oak vats (he purchased from Alion) and 70% of the wine in used 225-liter oak barrels for one year

90 Pts Robert Parker

Fresh in the finish

Light tannins

this sake drinks like dry water with hints of rice and powdered sugar elements

Marchesi Antinori Castello della Sala 'Cervaro della Sala' Umbria IGT, Italy 2023 Auxerrois malolactic in tanks and agingThe most impressive aspect of the Castello della Sala ethos is its ability to reinvent itself. This latest edition of Umbria's headline white is a true delight. Renzo Cotarella and his team have created an Italian masterpiece that is reminiscent of the great whites of Burgundy. The 2023 Cervaro della Sala opens to an elegantly reductive note of flint or crushed granite before sliding gracefully into silky fruit sensations, breakfast pastry and crme