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Montecalvi, Toscana


Toscana San Piero


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SAN PIERO Since the late 1950s, Cabernet Sauvignon forms an integral part of the viticultural landscape of Tuscany. San Piero is a single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon that shows perfectly why this variety has made its home, not only in Tuscany but also here, on our estate. The darker fruit and grainy tannins are unmistakably Cabernet Sauvignon but the character of this wine is unquestionably Montecalvi. Our San Piero spends around 30 days in stainless steel tank, 24 months in French oak (barrique and tonneaux), and at least 12 months in bottle prior to release. This is a single-vineyard Super Tuscan with character and elegance, ready to drink now but will improve with time in bottle and cellar. Renowned ‘nose’ Paul McNabb said this about the San Piero 2010: “Medium plus ruby body, classic .. nose of cassis and black currants with, yes I hate to say, pencil shavings. It’s interesting because there is the fruit quality of the new world with some of the tension and vegetal character of what we think of as the old. Palate is still tight, tannic and compact. There is certainly berry brightness and a smack of savoury architecture. A persistent chiselled cassis pastille and smoked black tea finish. It would do prime aged beef proud…”