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Valdipiatta
Nobile di Montepulciano 2018
- Grape
- Predominantly Sangiovese with Canaiolo Nero (% not published)
- Region
- Montepulciano, Italy
What to say
- The 2018 Nobile di Montepulciano is a ruby colour with a nose of fragrant berries flowers, spices, tobacco and licorice.
- 90 points from Wine Spectator (2011 vintage)
- Tenuta Valdipiatta farms 22 hectares of vineyard in the heart of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano zone, certified organic since 2018 and managed as a closed ecosystem with cover crops and home-made compost.
Nobile di Montepulciano 2018
The producer
Valdipiatta
Tenuta Valdipiatta farms 22 hectares of vineyard in the heart of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano zone, certified organic since 2018 and managed as a closed ecosystem with cover crops and home-made compost. Its traditional wines are Sangiovese-led, with the single-vineyard Vigna d'Alfiero (planted almost half a century ago by the estate's first cellarman, Alfiero Carpini) made from pure Sangiovese. Since the 1990s the estate has worked with Bordeaux consultants, most recently Eric Boissenot.
Food pairing
Robust pasta dishes, grilled and stewed red meat, game, roasts, cured meats and medium-to-long-aged cheeses
- Serve at
- 18°C
- Winemaker
- Giulio and Miriam Caporali run the estate (site: 'Miriam and Giulio Caporali sow each autumn…'); consulting oenologist Eric Boissenot since 2010 (earlier Prof. Yves Glories). Head winemaker not formally named.
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