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2017 Salcheto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Salco

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November 5, 2023 - $36

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RATINGS

92Vinous / IWC

...bouquet of crushed plums, medicinal cherries, balsam herbs and camphor hints. It’s elegant in character, with velvety textures that wash masses of ripe wild berries and savory spices across a core of bracing acidity that adds a pleasant tension. This finishes long yet lightly structured with echoes of licorice and hard candies.

91Wine Spectator

Rich and round, exhibiting plum, black cherry, wild rosemary, thyme and mineral flavors. Mellowing, yet still flexes some tannic clout on the finish.

91James Suckling

...cinnamon spices, ink, iron, orange peel and earthy berries...full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a nicely austere, almost rustic finish.

91Wine Enthusiast

Wild berry, pipe tobacco and blue flower aromas waft out of the glass. Juicy and polished, the linear palate offers tart pomegranate, orange zest and star anise alongside bright acidity and lithe tannins before closing on a hint of coffee bean.

90The Wine Advocate

...delicate embroidery of red fruit, pressed violet and potting soil. There are subtle highlights of dried orange peel and iron ore as well. This pretty wine prizes fruit purity and simplicity.

REGION

Italy, Tuscany, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Montepulciano is wedged between Montalcino to the west and Chianti to the north. A hilltop town like Montalcino, Montepulciano didn’t get much notice from international wine enthusiasts until the 1980s when some of the area’s innovative producers replanted vineyards and started producing more distinctive wines. The primary red grape is the Sangiovese clone Prugnolo Gentile though Canaiolo Nero is also grown and blended. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG may be entirely Sangiovese or a blend of at least 70% Sangiovese and Canaiolo Nero, a grape that softens Sangiovese. Rosso de Montepulciano DOC is made of the same grapes but by law must be aged a minimum of only six months, compared with a minimum of two years for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. There are also Montepulciano IGT wines, which refer to wines from the area but not made according to the regulations of the other two appellations. In general, the reds of Montepulciano have softer tannins than Brunello and are less acidic than Chianti. Montepulicano is also famous for its Vine Santo, a white dessert wine.