Tuscany, ItalyWe can debate whether the 2016 vintage is better than 2015, but they are both good, as reflected by this Vino Nobile from the Antinori family. The wine spends about ten days on skins during the fermentation process before going to large oak casks for one year. After bottling in the second spring of life, the wine gets an additional twelve months of ageing in the bottle at the winery before it heads to market. La Braccesca, the property, extends over 508 hectares once owned by the Bracci Counts, who gave both their name and their coat of arms, an armoured arm holding an upright sword, to the estate. The vineyard surface of 340 hectares is divided into two separate blocks, including three historic sub zones for outstanding reds: Cervognano, Santa Pia, and Gracciano. 2015 is the 25th vintage at La Braccesca, and as mentioned, it is a delicious bottle of sangiovese, or prugnolo gentile as it's known in the region, mixed with a small amount of merlot to fill out the mid-palate. Expect an aromatic mix of violets and red and black fruit. The palate is round and slippery with more juicy, fresh blackberry and black cherries with a dusting of minerality to balance the finish. Spaghetti and meatballs, anyone?Tasted: 22 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$33.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Marchesi AntinoriDistributors: Mark Anthony Wines and Spirits Halpern Maison Maxxium Vins et Spiritueux Grape: SangioveseCSPC: 566216UPC: 8001935001133
Tuscany, ItalyAntinori's La Braccesca estate in Toscana sprawls over 508 hectares, including 340 hectares of vineyards. This prugnolo gentile (sangiovese grosso, from the town of Montepulciano) is splashed with merlot, fermented and rested in large oak casks for a year. It gets another year bottle rest before release. Dark, brooding, sultry spices opens this fuller wine, rolling with cassis, salted black cherry, and dried blackberry fruit. There's a potent undercurrent of leather and thorns on the supple, full palate, all framed with ample tannins now showing some smoothing polish from time. The finish is potent with espresso and baking spices. Showing a bit of age now in the glass, this is at a good point for drinking, especially with rich, hearty braises.Tasted: 04 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$33.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Marchesi AntinoriDistributors: Mark Anthony Wines and Spirits Halpern Maison Maxxium Vins et Spiritueux Grape: SangioveseCSPC: 566216UPC: 8001935001133
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