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![Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2018]()
Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2018
As always, the Rosso from Cerro is good and very drinkable. Smoked, spiced and chocolate notes in a pleasantly fruity fragrance, typical of the grape variety and with a lasting taste. SUPERIORE.DE
"A very pretty but serious Rosso di Montepulciano that shows fresh raspberries, rose petals, frozen strawberries, cherry compote and some tar. Medium body, round and juicy tannins and a medium-chewy finish. Drink now and enjoy this succulent red!" James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Mammolo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months 30/70 barriques/tonneau
- Development: partial barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 28,85 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,25 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,00 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,56
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG 2019]()
Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG 2019
The Chianti Colli Senesi from Fattoria del Cerro is a dark, lively wine with beautiful fruit, mineral and leather aromas in the nose. Pleasantly round and balanced on the palate. A drinkable wine with a certain standard. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2018 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Varieties: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Canaiolo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: big wooden barrel
- Development: wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 27,80 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,40 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,10 g/l
- Sulfite: 76 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,59
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2016]()
Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2016
Elegant and racy Rosso di Montepulciano, slim and feminine, with aromas of ripe red cherries and good length. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 95% Prugnolo Gentile, 5% Canaiolo and Merlot
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months Stainless steel tank
- Development: Stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 27,00 g/l
- Total Acidity: 4,90 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 0,60 g/l
- Sulfite: 64 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,60
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2021+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG 2018]()
Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG 2018
Brilliant ruby red, inviting scent of red fruits. Clear and smooth on the palate. Very successful value. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo, Mammolo, Malvasia
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: Wooden barrel and barrique
- Development: partial barrique
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 29,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,45 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 0,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,58
- Closure: natural corks
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2021+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Cantaloro" Rosso Toscana IGT 2016 (BIO)]()
“Cantaloro” Rosso Toscana IGT 2016 (BIO)
Intense ruby red colour with a bouquet reminiscent of wild fruit, accompanied by fresh grass and fine spice notes, accompanied by a hint of cedar wood. Its taste is wonderfully round, harmonious, full-bodied and rich in silky tannins. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2015 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Varieties: 34% Prugnolo Gentile, 33% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: 5 months Tonneau
- Development: wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 31,60 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,58 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,00 g/l
- Sulfite: 66 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,61
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Eco-Control-No.: IT-BIO-004
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2018]()
Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2018
Fine Rosso di Montepulciano with typical fruity and spicy aroma and solid body. It has just the right balance, is multi-layered, reveals an aromatic fruit and also has a final of considerable persistence. SUPERIORE.DE
"Fragrant purple flower, ripe dark-skinned berry and whiffs of exotic spice shape the nose. It's elegant and structured, doling out juicy black cherry, black currant, star anise and a hint of espresso alongside fine-grained tannins." Wine Enthusiast
"A pretty Rosso with blueberries, crushed-stone notes, and even some chalk. Medium to full body. Chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Needs a year or two to soften." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 80% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: Stainless steel and barrique
- Development: partial barrique
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- ph-Value: 3,45
- Closure: Plastic cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Cantaloro" Bianco Toscana IGT 2018 (BIO)]()
“Cantaloro” Bianco Toscana IGT 2018 (BIO)
Intense straw yellow. Full bouquet of almond blossom, some pineapple and white fruits. Vibrant on the palate, with nice freshness and acidity, again very full-bodied and complex with an interesting long finish. SUPERIORE.DE
"Plenty of lemon-tart and green-apple aromas and flavors follow through to a medium body, good fruit and a fresh finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: Trebbiano, Malvasia, Sangiovese, Grechetto
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel tank
- Development: Stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 21,65 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,25 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,35 g/l
- Sulfite: 85 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,55
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2021
- Eco-Control-No.: IT-BIO-004
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2018 (BIO)]()
Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2018 (BIO)
Intense, immediate Rosso di Montepulciano with aromas of cherries, blackberries and spices. Juicy and expressive on the palate, the tannins well integrated. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Prugnolo Gentile, 8% Canaiolo, 7% Merlot
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: 24 months wooden barrel
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Development: wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 26,54 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,76 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,30 g/l
- Sulfite: 89 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,60
- Closure: Plastic corks
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Eco-Control-No.: IT-BIO-006
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["De Ferrari" Rosso Toscana IGT 2018]()
“De Ferrari” Rosso Toscana IGT 2018
Rosso De Ferrari by Boscarelli reveals a wide scent of chocolate and redcurrants alongside the classic cherry aroma. This complexity continues in the taste, in which the dense, soft texture has an overly pleasant effect. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2017 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Varieties: 90% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot, 5% Canaiolo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 to 9 months Stainless steel and cement tanks
- Development: Stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Acidity: 5,70 g/l
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2017 (BIO)]()
Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2017 (BIO)
Brilliant ruby red, delicate aroma of ripe fruit, beautifully balanced taste, harmonious and long. A wonderful, uncomplicated drinking pleasure. SUPERIORE.DE
"This is crisp and beautiful with crushed raspberry and lemon-rind aromas and flavors. Medium body. Easy finish. From biodynamically grown grapes." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 85% Sangiovese, 10% Canaiolo, 5% Mammolo
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: 4 months barrique
- Development: Barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 31,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,25 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,28 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,50
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023
- Eco-Control-No.: IT-BIO-004
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Ambrae" Bianco Toscana IGT 2018]()
“Ambrae” Bianco Toscana IGT 2018
Ambrae is an elegant cuvée of Chardonnay and Sauvignon. Pleasant, intense scent of light berries and some bread, on the palate round and harmonious with a mineral vein and a nice acid play. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 80% Chardonnay, 20% Sauvignon
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months Stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- ph-Value: 3,45
- Closure: natural corks
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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“Prugnolo” Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2018
Boscarellis Prugnolo opens the nose with velvety and cherry aromas, then becomes full-bodied and powerful. Excellent fruit on the palate, pleasant fresh acidity, present tannin, structured and long. SUPERIORE.DE
"Fragrant and supple, this young red has enticing aromas of wild dark-skinned berry, blue flower and dark spice. It's vibrant, savory and easy-drinking, doling out juicy Marasca cherry, raspberry and baking spice set against lithe tannins." Wine Enthusiast
"This is a very endearing and fruity red, reminiscent of Beaujolais, with pressed violets and raspberries. Light body, bright acidity and a minerally, tangy finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Mammolo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 9 months stainless steel
- Development: Stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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About the region
Tuscany | Montepulciano
Similar to the more famous Montalcino, Montepulciano is also a picturesque, historic mountain town worth seeing. The historical core has remained almost unchanged since the 16th century. The Fortezza, the old fortified castle has been carefully renovated in recent years and equipped with presentation rooms for the Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Here, too, the vineyards around this highest elevation lie at 200 to 600m above sea level.
The leading grape variety is also in Montepulciano of Sangiovese, but here it is called Prugnolo Gentile. Montepulciano lies on the eastern edge of Tuscany, near the once famous spa resort of Chiancano-Terme and borders Umbria.
Together with Brunello di Montalcino it became the DOC in 1966, and in 1980 again together the first DOCG in Italy. Unlike Brunello, the red wines from Montepulciano were popular centuries ago. Perhaps because two popes came from here and liked to drink the wine of their hometown best. But probably this is also one of the many anecdotes that Italians like to tell about wine. The fact is that Montepulciano wines have been drunk throughout Europe since the Middle Ages. Also at royal courts of popes and nobles. Therefore probably also the name originates "Vino Nobile" - the wine of "nobles".
The climate is warm, Mediterranean and windy, the grapes dry quickly when damp, so there are hardly any diseases. Therefore, there are also many wineries here that practice near-natural or organic cultivation. Above all Avignonesi, who have converted almost 200 hectares to organic cultivation. This is also the big chance to finally get out of the shadow of the more famous "brother" to kick. There is hardly any difference between the soil, climate and grape variety, but organic cultivation brings a fine herb spice into the play of aromas.
Vino Nobile is therefore increasingly gaining in character. And that is a fine difference compared to the sometimes already a little bit uniform colleagues from the neighboring mountain.
However, there is also a difference in the regulations. Prugnolo Gentile is 70% prescribed for both the Vino Nobile and the Rosso di Montepulciano. Although most producers have been using almost 100% Sangiovese for Vino Nobile for years, up to 30% of other grape varieties permitted in Tuscany are permitted. In the Rosso di Montepulciano you will often find 10-20% Merlot or Cabernet, but this is quite pleasant in the Rossi, which is coming on the market a little younger.
Vino Nobile must mature at least two years after harvesting and the Rosso can be launched early. Vino Nobile currently has around 1,200 hectares in DOCG status, which are cultivated by around 230 winegrowers. In Montepulciano, the Vin Santo is particularly worth mentioning, which is particularly cultivated here and is one of the best in the whole of Tuscany.
Some of the best known producers in Montepulciano are Avignonesi, La Braccesca (Antinori), Boscarelli, Poliziano, Salcheto and Tenuta di Gracciano della Seta. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
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