Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This pure sangiovese is fresh and very focused, with lovely fruit, from cherries to peaches. Medium-bodied with well-integrated, fine tannins. Bright, vivid acidity and a creamy finish.
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Wine Enthusiast
The burst of Bing cherry and wild strawberry with rose petals and tar on the nose announces the equally exuberant palate of more fresh berries with earth tones of crushed rocks and topsoil, held up by sturdy but flexible tannins that promise more elegance with age.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Made with Sangiovese, the 2020 Perlato del Bosco shows ripe flavors of cherry and baked plum. Stefano Frascolla tells me that this grape is especially vulnerable in hot vintages but 2020 actually wasn't too bad in the end. He shows me a picture taken on September 6th of healthy, vigorous green vines. The bigger problems in 2020 were the COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing protocols. This wine offers soft and upfront fruit. The tannins are more etched in this vintage.
Legendary in Italy for its Renaissance art and striking landscape, Tuscany is also home to many of the country’s best red wines. Sangiovese reigns supreme here, as either the single varietal, or a dominant player, in almost all of Tuscany’s best.
A remarkable Chianti, named for its region of origin, will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and plenty of cherry fruit character. From the hills and valleys surrounding the medieval village of Montalcino, come the distinguished and age-worthy wines based on Brunello (Sangiovese). Earning global acclaim since the 1970s, the Tuscan Blends are composed solely of international grape varieties or a mix of international and Sangiovese. The wine called Vine Nobile di Montepulciano, composed of Prognolo Gentile (Sangiovese) and is recognized both for finesse and power.