- Region
- Tuscany
- Producer
- Casanova di Neri
- Vintage
- 2017
- Grape varieties
- 100% Sangiovese
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Ratings
- 96 points Robert Parker
- 93 points Vinous
- 93 points Wine Spectator
- 94 points James Suckling
- Alcohol
- 15%
- Classification
- DOCG
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
Hand-picked and hand-selected grapes. Destemming followed by temperature-controlled wild-yeast fermentation for around 24 days, with regular pump-overs to prevent the grape skins from drying. Subsequent gentle pressing followed by maturation, including malolactic fermentation, for 30 months in French oak barrels. After bottling, the wine was kept back for a further 18 months before being released for sale.
Bright and youthful red. The bouquet is powerful and complex, with fresh white flowers, followed by intense and ripe scents of small fruits, such as cherry and wild blackberry. Finally, it shows the refreshing balsamic notes typical of every Tenuta Nuova. To the palate it quickly unveils its full, riche and intense character. Even in a Mediterranean vintage as 2017, its balance is unmistakable. The tannic texture blends perfectly with its acidity, giving birth to an elegant and persistent ending. A very enjoyable vintage, from now, which will nonetheless surprise us in the years to come.
Sourced from the Fiesole, Perderuccio and Perdernuovo vineyards, which are situated at elevations of 350 to 450 metres above sea level. All three sites have an easterly aspect and galestro soils.