Here the wood treatment is more moderate though not invisible

(from purchased fruit in Sentiers and Feusselottes and released under the Maison Virgile Lignier label

26% Cinsault and 18% Cabernet Franc matured for 12 months in 500-liter barrels (30% new oak)

15 ha parcel)

with outstanding finishing persistence and only a hint of sweet tannins

Mazzei, Concerto Fonterutoli Vintage:2015 Here the wood treatment isThe Mazzei 2015 Concerto di Fonterutoli opens to a darkly concentrated appearance and thick layers of blackberry fruit and black cherry. In a sense, the 2015 vintage is a more refined version of 2011. This wine shows a voluptuous and exuberant personality with sweet tannins and lots of rich fruit. I would say that 2015 marks the end of a chapter that saw very voluptuous and rounded wines up until this date. The wine becomes more streamlined and tight