Poliziano Wines

This is really cracking, with great finesse and precision, married to satisfying richness and weight of texture It has intense black cherry and morello cherry fruit, with a suggestion of attractive leafy character that gives extra complexity The tannin is beautifully textured and contributes to the wine's body if enjoyed now, while providing the potential to cellar a few years if desired It is ripe, spicy, fresh, balanced and long, and offers extraordinary value for money Unlike many Rosso di Montepulciano wines, this is not simply Vino Nobile that didn't make the grade Instead, Poliziano deliberately selected vineyards best-suited to producing juicy, sumptuous, rich wine, capable of providing immediate enjoyment Made from Sangiovese grapes (80%), combined with 20% Merlot

Almost opaque, the wine has an exceptional nose of spice, fruits and new oak The palate is complex and refined with great integration between fruit, oak and tannin

As noble as its name implies, Vino Nobile de Montepulciano is the flagship wine of the southern Tuscan estate of Poliziano Deep-coloured, juicy and intense, with flavours of dark cherries and ripe plums, it has the richness, tannic structure and balance to reward keeping, even if with suitable decanting it can be enjoyed more immediately Made predominantly from the Montepulciano variant of Sangiovese - Prugnolo Gentile - balanced with a complementary component of Colorino, Canaiolo and Merlot Picking is done exclusively by hand, after which individual berries are selected using an optical sorter, to ensure the fruit is 100% pristine Fermentation in conical stainless steel vats, then ageing 14-16 months in barrels of varying sizes