Montepulciano: Wine for Élite
The Nobile di Montepulciano Torciano fruit of Prugnolo ‘s best vineyard, is full-bodied, complex and elegant. Intense and refined fragrances, with plenty of ripe fruits and hints of violets. Fine silky tannins and a long and rich finish.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a 100% Tuscan DOCG and one of the oldest wines in Italy. The disciplinary that controls this wine is very stark. The first news of this wine dates back to 715. In 770, instead, Montepulciano was ordered with its own laws and regulated the viticulture that prospered as in our times. In the early Middle Ages Montepulciano experienced its most intense wine-making activity.
Territory and production
The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is an absolutely elite production. It is obtained from grapes grown exclusively in the Municipality of Montepulciano, in the heart of the Siena’s hills: they articulate harmoniously between Val di Chiana and Val d’Orcia, not exceeding 580 meters above sea level. The particular conformation of the territory and the Tuscan microclimate give this wine unique organoleptic qualities. The vines used to produce Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are Sangiovese, or rather its Tuscan version, namely Prugnolo Gentile, and a small percentage of Canaiolo Nero, which will never exceed 20% of the total. To these vines, one can also add a small quantity of Tuscan grapes always grown in the same production area. This precious and noble wine, obtained the Denomination of Protection in the 1980 and can only be produced in a restricted area of Tuscany.
Not to be confused, in fact, the geographical area of Montepulciano with that of Montalcino, territories that are profoundly different in terms of soil-climate and equally different names in terms of discipline. It is precisely the territory that can and must make the difference, as a unique and powerful identity matrix, conveying the originality of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in all its shades.
Features
The color that stands out in the glass is a brilliant characteristic ruby red, which turns into garnet red progressively as the wine ages. On the nose the scent of this wine is elegant and intense and recalls notes of red fruits, prunes and floral and tobacco notes. The bouquet is intense and you can also perceive cherries, violets and earthy notes. In the mouth the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is particularly balanced and ample, with a persistent aroma with hints of wood that recall its aging in cask.
Wine Maker Notes by Pierluigi Giachi Tenuta Torciano
The Nobile di Montepulciano Torciano fruit of Prugnolo ‘s best vineyard, is full-bodied, complex and elegant. Intense and refined fragrances, with plenty of ripe fruits and hints of violets. Fine silky tannins and a long and rich finish. The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Torciano shows some tertiary definition with dried fruit, prune, tar and smoke. This is an elegantly streamlined and polished expression that offers lots of Sangiovese typicity. Wet earth and moist tobacco play an important role, aromatically speaking.
The result is our Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, structured, long-lived with intense aromas that faithfully represents its Tuscan origins and the ancient link between earth, man and culture.
Blend: 85% Prugnolo Gentile, 15% Colorino, Canaiolo and Merlot
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Pairings
This type of wine, with a high alcohol content and so full-bodied and elegant, divinely marries with equally full-bodied and structured dishes. This wine goes very well with red meats, wild boar and first courses with meat sauces in general and ragù. READ NOW THE RECIPE OF OUR “MAMMA” LASAGNA. The combination with grilled meat, stew, lamb or mushroom fillet is also perfect. The combination with tasty cheeses and spicy desserts is exceptional.
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Author
Luciana Cilemmi
Luciana Cilemmi, deals with Magazine, Style Director and Co-founder of Tenuta Torciano winery and Tenute Giachi wines and the innovative Viviarium Restaurant of Bottega Torciano- Tenuta Torciano & Winery is part of an international reality that is born in Italy by an initiative of Pierluigi Giachi and Luciana Cilemmi, who have worked for years in the Italian wine market , expanding throughout in the United States, managed and controlled by the american company ' Bellavini winery. Luciana Cilemmi was born in San Gimignano to a family of artists specialised in the restoration of medieval buildings. Having completed her technical studies, she now pursues the interests passed on to her by her family, like her passion for artistic objects, in particular works of art created in Tuscany between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. But she reserves her keenest enthusiasm for the historic works completed in San Gimignano between 1100 and 1300. Alongside her love of medieval history, she is fascinated in wines produced from Tuscan vineyards, which, together with saffron and wool, were the most sought-after goods traded by the wealthy noble families of San Gimignano already in medieval times. Luciana Cilemmi left San Gimignano at the age of 21 and embarked on a pilgrimage in search of knowledge and to discover the new winemaking skills and products that were then developing both in Italy and in France. In the meantime she added to her knowledge of wine by attending specialised courses and becoming a master of wine. On returning to Siena, she discovered a wonderful area near Murlo where she fell in love with the tiny, unspoilt village of Montepescini. She bought the estate of Montepescini where, based on the experience she had acquired over the years, she found a particular lie of the land, special climatic conditions and an altitude suited to the creation of great wines. With enormous enthusiasm, doggedness and considerable effort, a reclamation programme was started to renew the terrain which was then used to plant 30 hectares of specialised vines. Sangiovese is the dominant vine, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Years of experimentation and the introduction of new winemaking techniques eventually led to the creation of Luciana di Memmi’s prestigious wines. Some years ago, Luciana Cilemmi succeeded in realising her dream of a lifetime: to return to her home town, San Gimignano. She was destined to buy the historic palace with the medieval tower, which had been owned by the prestigious Useppi family from 1200 to 1927 and had then passed to the noble and historic Chigi family of Siena. The Useppi were a powerful Sienese family who owned several castles. This beautiful medieval building has an elegant and distinctive façade full of Sienese and Pisan architectural influences. If you find yourself in San Gimignano, make sure you visit the Chigi Tower and Palace. Luciana Cilemmi holds regular events in the rooms of the medieval tower, such as the presentation of wines, both from her vineyards and elsewhere, attended by international journalists, experts from the sector and critics. She also organises exhibitions of works of art and paintings, and press conferences on the subject of "Wine in San Gimignano during medieval times”. Visiting the home of Luciana Cilemmi is like re-living an aspect of the past that will not return except through the imagination of those who have believed and continue to believe in this story.
