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Valdipiatta Vino Nobile de Montepulciano Vigna d'Alfiero 2012
Tuscany, ItalyThe Vigna d'Alfiero vineyard is just over two hectares in size and its sandy clay-loam soils sit at some 350 meters above sea level. This single vineyard Vino Nobile is named after former vineyard worker Alfiero Carpini, who worked the property for 15 years before Giulio Caporali bought Valdipiatti in the late 1980s. It was Alfiero who shared the history of each vineyard with the family and planted a small vineyard in Bossona in 1973. Upon his death, the family produced a wine in his memory and re-named the vineyard he planted 25 years ago ‘Alfiero.’ The 2012 growing season was dry but Miriam Caporali says February snows went a long way to helping the vines make it through to harvest. The wine has an impressive nose of wild fruits with exquisite freshness and minerality throughout. The styling is gorgeous with silky tannins and concentrated, spicy fruit flavours. Think meat sauces, chicken, or chorizo stuffed pork tenderloin. Bravo.Tasted: 24 March 2017Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| US | $55.00 | 750ml | estimated retail |
Blend: Prugnolo Gentile - Canaiolo Nero - Mammolo
