Tenuta di Valgiano
2021 Tenuta di Valgiano
"Elegantly bright ruby red in colour. On the nose, fine earthy aromas then juicy cherry, hearty wild berry fruit, sage, and some leather on the finish. Hearty and pure on the palate, with elegant vegetal notes, fine spice and ferrous undertones, vibrant, energetic, with its own style."-97pts, Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler, Falstaff
Region: Lucca, Tuscany
Appellation: Colline Lucchesi DOC
Varietal/Blend: 100% Sangiovese
ABV: 14%
Vineyard: Ten hectares of 40-year-old vines planted on ancient preglacial soils, with a mix of chalky, clay-rich alberese marl, sandstone, and alluvial deposits.
Cellar: Grapes are hand-harvested in small boxes, sorted twice, destemmed, and fermented with indigenous yeasts in open wooden vats, with gentle punch-downs by foot. Maceration lasts 10–15 days. The wine completes MLC and ages for 12 months in lightly toasted French barriques, around 5% new, followed by six months in concrete before bottling. Unfined and unfiltered, with minimal added sulfites.
CSPC: 151306
Winemakers Note:
What the Critics are saying:
Region: Lucca, Tuscany
Appellation: Colline Lucchesi DOC
"Elegantly bright ruby red in colour. On the nose, fine earthy aromas then juicy cherry, hearty wild berry fruit, sage, and some leather on the finish. Hearty and pure on the palate, with elegant vegetal notes, fine spice and ferrous undertones, vibrant, energetic, with its own style."-97pts, Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler, Falstaff
TECHNICAL INFO
Varietal/Blend: 100% Sangiovese
ABV: 14%
Vineyard: Ten hectares of 40-year-old vines planted on ancient preglacial soils, with a mix of chalky, clay-rich alberese marl, sandstone, and alluvial deposits.
Cellar: Grapes are hand-harvested in small boxes, sorted twice, destemmed, and fermented with indigenous yeasts in open wooden vats, with gentle punch-downs by foot. Maceration lasts 10–15 days. The wine completes MLC and ages for 12 months in lightly toasted French barriques, around 5% new, followed by six months in concrete before bottling. Unfined and unfiltered, with minimal added sulfites.
CSPC: 151306
Winemakers Note:
What the Critics are saying:
Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South
T: 403-971-1898
E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca
Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North
T: 780-203-5284
E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca
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TECHNICAL INFO
Country: Italy
Region: Lucca, Tuscany
Appellation: Colline Lucchesi DOC
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Varietal/Blend: 100% Sangiovese
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.
Ageing:
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
ABV: 14%
Produced Cases: 50
CSPC: 151306
Calgary + Alberta South
Andrew Stewart
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
Edmonton + Alberta North
Joe Gurba
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South
Kerrie Gavin
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
