TorCalvano Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva D.O.C.G.

The Wine

Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva, produced exclusively in the most important vintages, enhances the characteristics of the Sangiovese grapes of Montepulciano through a long aging in large barrels.
Tasting:The 2013 vintage reveals through the glass a delicate, floral, feminine and extremely refined aromas. The taste is balanced and elegant with a long and velvety tannic finish.
Pairing: Villa di Nozzole suggests to pair it with capocollo and turnip greens scented with garlic
First vintage: 1997
Shelf life: up to 30 years
Curiosity: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano “King of all wines!” is a Francesco Redi quote (Bacchus in Tuscany 1685 – Collections of poems)

The Field

Area of production: wine made from grapes grown on vineyards located in the most suitable areas of the municipality of Montepulciano
Altitude: about 350 MASL

The Grapes

Grape variety: 100% Prugnolo Gentile (Sangiovese)
Planting pattern: 4,000-5,000 plants per hectare
Production per hectare: on average 7 tons of grapes
Grape yield: about 65%

In the winery

Vinification: fermentation and maceration on the skins for at least 20 days at a controlled temperature of 28 ° C in stainless steel tanks
Aging: 24 months in 50 hl Slavonian oak barrels (50%) and in 225-liter French barriques (50%)
Refinement: in the bottle for at least 12 months

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The TorCalvano Estate

Montepulciano, located between the Chiana Valley and the Val d’Orcia, has been an area suited to the cultivation of quality Sangiovese for over 300 years. In 1685, Francesco Redi, poet, doctor and naturalist, declared in his dithyramb “Bacchus in Tuscany”: Montepulciano is the King of all wines

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