Created in honour of Don Nico Marchiori, patriarch of Marchiori Vineyard, this complex, powerful & refined 2006 vintage offers aromas of ripe blackberries, red currant, dark cherries & toasted brioche. The muscular palate unfolds in elegant layers of ripe black fruits, strawberries & notes of smoke, dried herbs & cigar box. Very fine-grained tannins frame this seamless wine & lead on to a silky, persistent finish. Despite snow & higher than normal precipitation in late spring, the 2006 growing season was warm & dry overall. Summer temperatures were moderate & even. The result was fruit of even higher quality & greater concentration than that of the outstanding 2005 vintage. Grape: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Malbec.