Wine Advocate Review
Rated 90
The 2012 La Croce is a 50/50 blend of cofermented Syrah and Sangiovese, both of which were harvested on the same day. Black cherry, leather, ground herbs and hints of dried flowers all show nicely here, and this medium-bodied, supple and elegant wine has at least 6-7 years of prime drinking.
For such a massive wine, the nose gives off a whimsical red berry fruit aroma atop a core of new leather and lush forest floor. As the young, primary wine opens, attractive cocoa appears and the wine becomes more inviting. In the mouth, pulsating red fruit on top of Right Bank earthiness wows the un-indoctrinated - this is serious wine. The red fruit seems alive, as if still hanging on the vine. Well integrated with soft tannin bonded to a long fruit finish, and just when the wine seems over, one more intense pop of fruit resurges.
50% Syrah, 50% Sangiovese
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