title: Gualdo del Re 2008 I'Rennero Merlot (Val di Cornia Suvereto)
description: This Tuscan Merlot opens with dominant aromas of raw wood and wood chips with hints of black fruit muffled beneath the surface. Oak is also at the forefront of the palate, followed by toast, espresso and vanilla. There's not enough fruit richness to carry off the oak, and it finishes on a bitter note of astringent wood tannins.
variety: Merlot
designation: I'Rennero