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Valdipiatta
Nobile di Montepulciano Alfiero
Montepulciano · Italy·Vintage 2017
Certified organicTasting note
The 2016 Alfiero is a brilliant ruby-red colour with high intensity and clarity. It has aromas of wild blackberry and spice on the nose, followed by subtle hints of citrus and violets. Full-flavored, fleshy and powerful on the palate, this wine shows tremendous structure and complexity. Balanced and long.
The wine
- Grape
- Sangiovese 100%
- Style
- Red
- Size
- 750ml
- 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.
- Yield
- 50 quintals/ha
- Serve at
- 18°C
- Vinification
- Fermented in temperature-controlled steel tanks at 24–28°C; 20–25 days on the skins with daily pump-overs and délestage; spontaneous malolactic in steel.
- Ageing
- 15–18 months in 500 l French oak tonneaux and/or 30 hl Slavonian oak casks, then 6–12 months in bottle.
- Food pairing
- Pasta with game, mushroom or truffle sauces; grilled and stewed red meat; roast or braised game; long-aged cheeses
The producer
Valdipiatta
Montepulciano, Tuscany22 ha of vineyardvaldipiatta.it
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.