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San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo Sangiovese Toscana 2011
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The stunning 2011 Percarlo (Sangiovese) has been in bottle for one and a half years. Some 30% of the fruit this year was discarded because summer heat burned many of the berries. Great work was done at the sorting table to make sure that only the best berries were selected for this wine. That hard work has paid off because this is a profound expression of Sangiovese with sweet and soft contours of cherry and blackberry. The wine shows enormous complexity of character and a perfect sense of balance between its masculine and feminine side. It needs another five years of cellar aging.
About the Producer
San Giusto a Rentennano is a family-run winery located in the Tuscany wine region of Italy, now owned by the Martini di Cigala family. Family) is responsible for management. The name "San Giusto" comes from the Etruscan people in Italy. During the Middle Ages, Chateau San Giusto was a convent where nuns lived, so it was called "San Giusto alle Monache". In 1204, the Florentines fortified the winery, making it the border between Florence and Siena. Today, the grounds of the winery still stand part of the remaining city walls, while the other part has sunk to become a wine cellar for aging. In 1914, the Martini de Chigala family became the current owners of the winery through a marriage to the previous owner. Descendants of the family still manage San Giusto Winery today. In 1999, the winery hired Attilio Pagli as winemaking consultant. The San Giusto winery covers an area of 160 hectares and is 270 meters above sea level. From the winery, you can see the Arbia river extending to the farthest southern tip of the Chianti Classico region. Among them, the vineyard area is 31 hectares. In addition, the estate of the winery is also planted with olive trees, woods and pastures. The soil of the vineyard is varied, the main components are sand, clay, limestone, volcanic ash and terracotta, the soil is alkaline and rich in calcium ions. At the same time, the temperature difference between day and night in the vineyard is significant, and the temperature is higher during the grape harvesting season. These conditions are conducive to the production of ripe, high-quality grapes with intense flavours. The winery adopts an organic planting model to strictly manage the vineyard, and most of the vineyard work is manually operated. After the grapes are ripe, the winery conducts green hand harvesting of the grapes. Since its establishment, San Giusto Winery has been committed to producing high-quality wines with Tuscan terroir characteristics. The wines that have been officially released include Percarlo Sangiovese, La Ricolma Merlot and Le Baroncole, etc., which are well received by consumers. favorite.
