Pale in appearance, ‘coloured water’ as G said, with what I thought (wrongly), was a Gamay nose. The taste was light, thin, short and simple though the characteristics improved as the wine warmed up – it had a serve ‘slightly chilled’ recommendation. Described by the seller (TWS) as ‘crunchy-fruit style’, which it definitely wasn’t.
[Geoff: My liking for lighter and fresher red wine lead me to this WS offering. However this was disappointing – mainly due to its lack of flavour, and it was only slightly chilled. There was a lack of concentration (overproduction?). The WS reviews are mixed, some loving it, others not so keen. Not a repeat for me.]
(Valpolicella, Tenuta Novare 2023, TWS, £11.75).