Montevertine
Le Pergole Torte Sangiovese
Tuscany, Italy
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim. This 7 year old is showing a great nose now.
Dry on the palate with medium plus acidity.
Showing red and black fruits with wood, earth, herbs, spices, wild flowers, chocolates, leather, tobacco leaf, dark coffee and black pepper.
This is a delicious, yet very young, Sangiovese from Chianti. Nicely balanced, powerful and tangy.
This 2016 vintage holds great promise for aging gracefully over the next two decades. However, at present, it has yet to fully reach its full potential. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
Would have been nice to have it decanted for a few hours, but it wasn't my call. I had it blind, so it is what it is.
I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
100% Sangiovese grapes.
14% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$350.
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim. This 7 year old is showing a great nose now.
Dry on the palate with medium plus acidity.
Showing red and black fruits with wood, earth, herbs, spices, wild flowers, chocolates, leather, tobacco leaf, dark coffee and black pepper.
This is a delicious, yet very young, Sangiovese from Chianti. Nicely balanced, powerful and tangy.
This 2016 vintage holds great promise for aging gracefully over the next two decades. However, at present, it has yet to fully reach its full potential. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
Would have been nice to have it decanted for a few hours, but it wasn't my call. I had it blind, so it is what it is.
I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
100% Sangiovese grapes.
14% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$350.
Wine is going through a difficult period but contains such promise. Sharp, delineated, super long and super closedForget this for minimum ten years. I would probably score it higher in a few more years
Wine is going through a difficult period but contains such promise. Sharp, delineated, super long and super closedForget this for minimum ten years. I would probably score it higher in a few more years
Oct 21st, 2020
Young and primary. Delicious, Black cherries, menthol and dried pepper. Showed more over time and all the raw materials there; will try again in about a decade. Better solo than with food at this stage.
Young and primary. Delicious, Black cherries, menthol and dried pepper. Showed more over time and all the raw materials there; will try again in about a decade. Better solo than with food at this stage.
May 17th, 2020
Angry, polished, pleasing. Like a 140 pound mastiff that hasn't been fed for 3 days rolling over for a tummy rub when you get home.
Angry, polished, pleasing. Like a 140 pound mastiff that hasn't been fed for 3 days rolling over for a tummy rub when you get home.
Dec 4th, 2019
Still absolutely gigantic and wound up, taking a whole day to give dried flowers and blackberry jam in addition to its massive, tongue-stripping, tannic backbone. Structure to lay down for another 25 years, easy. A bit hard to approach and intense now.
Still absolutely gigantic and wound up, taking a whole day to give dried flowers and blackberry jam in addition to its massive, tongue-stripping, tannic backbone. Structure to lay down for another 25 years, easy. A bit hard to approach and intense now.
Feb 11th, 2023
Certainly too young to drink now, but showed with lovely ripe berry fruit, black currant, and aggressive but pleasant wood tannins to spare. Slightly mentholated.Needs to lay down for another 15-20.
Certainly too young to drink now, but showed with lovely ripe berry fruit, black currant, and aggressive but pleasant wood tannins to spare. Slightly mentholated.Needs to lay down for another 15-20.
Oct 11th, 2020
