Villa Sant'Anna Rosso di Montepulciano 2019
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This Rosso di Montepulciano is defined by its freshness and tension, with dense black fruit tempered by notes of spice and refreshing acidity.
Best matched with first and second courses of the Tuscan cuisine, seasoned cheeses.
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‘Mesmerizing’ is the word that comes to mind while nosing the 2019 Rosso di Montepulciano (yes, Rosso), as it blends depths of black cherry, dried roses, mint leaf, spiced citrus peels and smoke. It’s round and juicy on the palate, with ripe red fruits and inner tobacco tones. A salty staining of minerals slowly saturates. Only lightly structured and supremely balanced, the 2019 finishes with a wild berry concentration yet leaves the mouth watering for more. Stunning.
For many years Simona has been committed to upholding the ancient, passionate family tradition of promoting and selling fine quality wines, with the help and encouragement of her daughters Anna and Margherita. This all-women team dedicate passion and skill to improving their wines, planting new vineyards at a high density of plants per hectare, replacing barrels and barriques at the appropriate time, and taking scrupulous care of the centuries-old underground cellars where all the wines are aged at natural temperatures.
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.