2012 Valdipiatta Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  12/16/2016 - CyndyN wrote: 86 Points

  Bright blackberry chocolate earth and a bit of leather. Fave

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  7/25/2016 - sjw_11 wrote:

  Yields for this wine are reportedly low at around 5,000 kilos per hectare, well below the legal maximum of 8,000 kilos per hectare. The 2012 season saw Sangiovese with smaller grape bunches and grapes than average, resulting in a smaller yield but an expected increase in quality of both the grapes and musts.
  
  Grapes underwent a cold pre-fermentation maceration on the skins, followed by fermentation with natural yeasts for 2-3wk. It then saw small French oak for 6mths, followed by a further 12M in large Slavonian oak.
  
  Mid-red. Initial nose is classic sour cherry elements, quite tart, with a touch of vanilla, some all-spice and a hint of undergrowth. In the mouth this opens quite sour, with a bit of a hole in the mid-palate and relatively pronounced furry tannins.
  
  Is there the faintest hint of cork taint? NR at this stage.

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