The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit
Very long and quite persistent
Much more fruit loaded and rounded than the Santa Cruz Mountains release
A more restrained nose features notes of citrus peel
The 2007 Barbaresco Riserva Starderi (Magnum) immediately flaunts the density and important structure that is associated with this celebrated vineyard site
Staglin, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_italy The palate is medium-bodied withBright medium ruby. Musky aromas of black raspberry, cherry liqueur, licorice, violet, herbs and graphite minerality, given added sex appeal by notes of pipe tobacco and rich, peaty soil; a splendid manifestation of Rutherford terroir. Very plush and fine grained, but with enough ripe acidity to give shape and energy to its flavors of red and darker berries, spices and licorice. Suggestions of cured tobacco and dark topsoil add interest. An excellent