Bob Cabral Wines, Troubadour Pinot Noir other_regions_australia The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino

The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Betinna Cuvée Franci shows some soft contouring on the edges

as rain was rendering noble rot nearly impossible

The 2014 Barolo le Vigne is bright and fruit-forward

There is a refined texture to the layered and concentrated middle weight flavors that possess that really lovely inner mouth perfume before culminating in a mineral-infused and beautifully long finish

The super-sleek palate impression of the medium- bodied flavors is due largely to the very fine-grained tannins shaping the stony

Bob Cabral Wines, Troubadour Pinot Noir other_regions_australia The 2016 Brunello di MontalcinoThe 2016 Pinot Noir Troubadour is powerful and spicy. "It was hard to restrain the wines in 2016," Bob Cabral recalls. "I want ripe tannins without too much alcohol. In those Goldridge soils, you have to meter out water during the warm summers. That has been the biggest challenge over the last few years." Medium ruby, it offers alluring scents of dark cherries, cranberries, pipe tobacco, mushrooms and forest floor with wafts of violet. The medium