Winemaker Notes
Ruby red in color tending toward garnet, this wine offers fine, elegant aromas of preserved black cherries, white pepper, jam and tobacco. On the palate, it is both full-bodied and intense as well as harmonious with velvety tannins.
Pair with game, roasts and seasoned pecorino cheese.
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2018 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Bossona is deeply expressive. Its bouquet blends fresh mint with crushed black cherries, cinnamon and clove. The 2018 is elegant and velvety-smooth with depths of dark red fruit and spices that saturate, all offset by a tinge of sour citrus. The 2018 finishes potent with outstanding length, balanced by a bump of residual acidity and licorice. This is a classic Bossona from a not-so-classic vintage. Brava Caterina Dei.
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James Suckling
Tarry nose with glossy, savory berries, cloves and nutmeg spices with some orange peel. Full-bodied and a tad chewy on the palate with juicy, savory fruit and a long, nicely rustic finish. Better from 2025.
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Wine Spectator
Eucalyptus, sage, juniper and shiso leaf flavors are offset by raspberry and boysenberry fruit in this powerful, solidly built red. Muscular tannins lend support, yet the finish is balanced by ripe fruit and mineral notes. This distinctive version requires time. Best from 2027 through 2042.
Among Italy's elite red grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Secret—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French island of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.
This significant Tuscan village—not to be confused with the red grape of the same name widely grown in Abruzzo and the Marche regions—was home to one of the first four Italian DOCGs granted in 1980.
Based on the Sangiovese grape (here called Prugnolo Gentile), the village’s prized wine called Vino Nobile di Montepulciano ranks stylistically in between Chianti Classico, for its finesse, and Brunello di Montalcino for its power. With a deep ruby color, heavy concentration and a firm structure given by the village's heavy, cool clay soils, most Vino Nobile di Montepulciano will demand some bottle age.