Decanter single tasting: nice awards for Tenuta di Gracciano della Seta.
The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2019 and the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2020 received respectively 92 and 91 Points. Well done!
Grapes: Prugnolo Gentile 90%, Merlot 10%
Colour: ruby red tending towards garnet
Nose: intense, complex, delicate, with hints of violet, morello cherry, ripe plum, red berries, leather, spices
Taste: dry, with velvety tannins, sapid, balanced, elegant, with a persistent and vibrant finish
Food pairing: a wine for meditating or enjoying alongside typical Tuscan dishes such as Florentine steaks, roasts, game and mature cheeses.
Grapes: Prugnolo Gentile 90%, Merlot 10%
Colour: bright ruby red
Nose: Intense, complex, delicate, fruity with hints of cherry, morello, plum, violet and slightly spicy
Taste: dry, with pleasantly acid notes, well integrated tannins, sapid, balanced, intense, persistent, elegant, with a fruity finish
Food pairing: traditional dishes: roasts, game and mature cheeses.
The estate:
The Gracciano Estate is one of the oldest wineries in the Montepulciano region. In the beginning of the 19th century, Gracciano was owned by the Svetoni family who built the Villa and created the Italian-style gardens that surround it.
Today, the winery covers roughly 70 hectares of which 20 are vineyards. The vines grow on the clay and silty soil of the Gracciano hills, one of the oldest and most prestigious crus of Montepulciano.
The terroir:
The valley, with its alluvial soil, covers a territory that extends over 23 municipalities on the border between Tuscany and Umbria. Situated between the provinces of Arezzo and Siena in Tuscany and those of Perugia and Terni in Umbria, it lies half way between Florence and Rome.
take a look at their website for more info: