Monferrato Avamposti Slarina, Azienda Agricola Il Cascinone 2021

This seldom found grape from Italy's Piemonte region makes a real hidden gem of a red wine.

The nose displays notes of Cherry Bakewell, blueberry pie and a touch of vanilla as well as leafy notes not unlike you'd find in a Cabernet Franc.
The palate is dry with notes of sour cherry, redcurrant, cherry pips, black plum, black pepper and cinnamon.
The Slarina grape is native to the Monferrato region towards the east of Piemonte in north west Italy.
After hand harvesting, 5% of the grapes are kept back to concentrate for 15 days before joining the other 95% in fermentation.
Produced by Tenuta Il Cascinone where the grapes are grown over just 0.5 hectares of land.