Cianfagna “Sator” Tintilia del Molise 2013

Tintilia, the treasured grape of Molise, the tiny mountainous region squished on the Adriatic coast between Puglia and Abruzzo, is dark and staining in its youth but gains in nuance and depth with maturity. Its crumpled, silky strawberry fruit is laced with soy, mushrooms and medicinal herbs, with relatively soft flesh buttressed by still-firm tannins.