Bottled in 2019 (60 months on the lees in stainless steel tank)
As an ornately gilded straw yellow,“L’Evoluto” is the bearer of vivid and enduring memories. Golden too is the light that envelops its opening notes. Like the effusive unlocking of a precious trunk just arrived from the Tropics or the Far East, it’s bursting with ripe pineapple, papaya, lychee, dragon fruit, cape gooseberry, mango … all saturating the curious nose with their individual sweetly spiced aromas, in time evolving into ripe citrus fruits, vanilla, coriander, almond and notes of Alchermes liqueur and chantilly cream. Patiently waiting, prepare for a grand “Sauvignon epiphany”, the sublimely imminent vanishings of elderberry, lime, white melon, yellow pepper and thyme. The palate is crunchy and alive, like freshly picked fruit. Enthusiastically re-tasting to recapture its energetic potential, behold how the wines freshness glides above the underlying sweetness, creating an orchestral balance that prepares the palate for whatever menu will follow. Throughout its enduring length, white currant and green tea frame the fulfilling picture of what is a truly ‘evolutionary meeting’ of the senses. The far-reaching pairing potential takes you from ‘appetizers’ with vegetables, salami and batters, to ‘first courses’ including rice, cereals, pasta with vegetable and fish sauces, not to mention all fish dishes including those baked and how about fresh and soft rind, short-aged cheeses. Whatever the context will be, tasting ‘L’Evoluto’ will be an experience of rare beauty.
