Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (75cl, 14%)

Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a Sangiovese-based DOCG red wine from Tuscany, Italy. Casa Vinicola Carpineto was established through a partnership between Giovanni C. Sacchet and Antonio M. Zaccheo in Montepulciano. The blend is built on Sangiovese, approximately 70-80%, and Canaiolo, 20-30%, with proportions shifting by vintage. Grapes undergo maceration for 10 to 15 days at 25-30°C before the wine enters large 5,500-litre Slavonian oval oak barrels for two years of ageing, with a portion spending time in French oak. It then rests in temperature-controlled cellars for at least 12 additional months before release. The aroma shows dried cherry, violet, cedar, clove and toasted oak. The palate is soft and fruit-driven, with plum, blackberry, cinnamon and tobacco, velvety texture and well-integrated tannins. The finish is long and elegant, with dried cherry and warm spice.