Loaded with intensity and finesse, the L’Aietta 2021 Brunello Alberelli is a staggeringly beautiful wine, starting with its fragrance of lavender, eucalyptus, new leather and forest floor. Linear and showing racy tension, the savory palate delivers ripe Marasca cherry, spiced plum, licorice and blood orange before a mentholated finish. Made with the estate’s bush-trained vines, it is a rarity and an absolute stunner. It’s also youthfully austere – a good thing for a wine destined for lengthy aging – so give it plenty of time to fully unwind. (KO)