FFW 2021 Wine Catalogue

VINONOBILEDI MONTEPULCIANO, VIGNA ASINONE POLIZIANO 2016 DRINK2021 - 2034

ITALY TUSCANY

6x75 £245 3x150 £265 1x300 £190 1x500 £340

This is the best of Poliziano’s selection. Showing deeper and richer fruit on the nosethan the straight “Poliziano” the Asinone vineyard shows its great terroir in this excellent vintage. Old vines grow on silt-clay and stony soils in this 12ha vineyard: 5.5ha planted in 1963, another 5 planted in the 1990s. The palate has noticeable savoury elements, with bright and clear Sangiovese fruit tomatch: cherries, black plum, and summer fruit. There’s excellent balance and verve herematched by an impressive, lengthy finish.

MEET THE GROWER Poliziano

Federico Carletti is responsible for this excellent Poliziano range, our favourite being the flagship Vigna Asinone; here he practises high density planting to encourage intensity and complexity. The vines are 50+ years old and are harvested late, thus gaining concentration and texture. Montepulciano is one of the key classic regions of Tuscany alongside Brunello di Montalcino. The importance of the area was recognised by being awarded DOC status before its westerly neighbour Montalcino, both sharing Sangivoese as themajor grape variety. While in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, youmust blend in a small percentage of other indigineous grapes, inMontalcino it is solamente Sangiovese.

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