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The Sangiovese and Canaiolo were hand harvested and fermented separately in stainless steel tanks, after which the wine matured for twelve months in a mix of large neutral oak barrels. In the glass, the wine has a saturated, dark ruby color, with flashes of bright crimson just at the edge. Aromas of brambly wild raspberries, sun ripened red raspberries, fresh peonies, and sotto bosco appear at first, with pine needles, grilled crimini mushrooms, and cuoio fiorentino (the fine Florentine leather always called to mind in the aromatics of great Tuscan wine) emerging as the nose evolves over time. On the palate, the wine is warm and Pinot Noir-like, with mineral saturated flavors of ripe red berries that first echo the nose, then give way to grilled figs, wild mushrooms, and sweet Tuscan herbs, all bracketed by silky coffee-infused tannins and softly integrated acidity. It’s hard to imagine a wine more perfectly redolent of Tuscany.
About this wine producer: When Swiss architect Wendel Gelpke bought Corzano in the early 1970s, he promised the Marchese Ippolito Niccolini that his run-down seventy-hectare estate would remain intact forever. He made the same covenant with the Marchesa Rangoni-Machiavelli when he bought her Fattoria di Paterno. Together, they form a 140-hectare estate that produces some of the finest olive oil, sheep’s milk cheeses, and wine in all of Tuscany. A member of Wendel Gelpke’s family manages every activity, including the holiday rental of the beautifully restored farmhouses and apartments. Aljoscha Goldschmidt, the managing agronomist and winemaker, is Wendel Gelpke’s nephew. If you ever meet “Joschi,” you are as likely to be charmed by his musical, Dutch-accented English as by his irresistible wines.
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