The 2006 Campo alla Sughera is a dark, powerful wine redolent of tar, smoke, tobacco and plums. This Petit Verdot/Merlot comes across as hulking, with notable intensity in its fruit matched by equally muscular tannins. There is a fair amount of oak and toast but those elements are nicely balanced here. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2021.
I encountered quite a bit of bottle variation in the wines I tasted from Campo alla Sughera this year. The range also seems less exciting and consistent from top to bottom than it was a few years ago.
Importer: Ionia Atlantic Imports, Saint Louis, Missouri; tel. (314) 865-4925