Tuscany Red IGT 'Montesodi' 2016 (750 ml.) Frescobaldi

THE WINE

An iconic cru of the Tenuta Castello di Nipozzano, Montesodi di Frescobaldi was born in 1974 and is produced only in the best vintages with pure Sangiovese from a single vineyard at 400 meters s.l.m., considered the most suitable of the estate. The soils rich in galestro enhance the most important Tuscan variety, highlighting its elegance and longevity. After hand harvesting, the process continues with fermentation in steel, prolonged maceration, and aging for about 18 months in 30 hl French oak barrels, followed by bottle resting. The wine is intense and aristocratic, with notes of black cherry, withered violet, licorice, and sweet spices. On the palate, it is ample, structured, and lively, with silky tannins and very long persistence. A Sangiovese of rare elegance and emotion, capable of defying time.

THE COMPANY

No other Italian winery can boast the history, prestige, and vision of the Marchesi Frescobaldi. A Florentine family dedicated for thirty generations and for 700 years to producing great wines, with the constant goal of being the most prestigious Tuscan producer. A reality that has always believed in respecting the territory, focuses on the excellence of its grapes, invests in communication and in the professionalism of human resources without ever forgetting the respect for tradition and openness to research and experimentation. In 1855, the first in Tuscany, they planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay in the estates of Nipozzano and Pomino. In 1894, they built in Pomino, a location not far from Florence, the first Italian winery capable of utilizing natural gravity for transferring from barrels and distinguished themselves, during the same period, for the introduction of the "specialized vineyard." In 1989 they acquired the Castelgiocondo estate in Montalcino, and in 1995, they inaugurated the Tenuta Luce della Vite in Montalcino, to which the Tenuta Conti Attems in Friuli was added in 2000. Recent bright projects include the control of the Tenuta dell’Ornellaia in Bolgheri in 2005, and in 2011 the inauguration of the modern winery of Ammiraglia in Maremma. All wines labeled “Marchesi Frescobaldi” are born from passion, experience, skill, and love for a chosen territory, Tuscany, which has become the ideal cradle of very high-quality wines. With a vineyard area that currently approaches one thousand hectares, and an annual production of around seven million bottles, from the Chianti area to Pomino, from Montalcino to Maremma, the perfect knowledge of the environment and the uniqueness of the terroirs allow for a guarantee of constant quality and a distinct personality of the wines, all - none excluded - exceptional. Labels from the “Marchesi Frescobaldi” are elegant and harmonious, balanced and engaging, exciting and unique.