Tenuta San Leonardo 2017
Vigneti della Dolomite IGT
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Founded 1,000 years ago by monks, today San Leonardo is a stellar winery, producing some of NE Italy's finest reds. This is their Cabernet-focused wine, described by Jancis Robinson MW as "Surely the most successful Bordeaux blend of Northern Italy."
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Wine Details
- Red - Full Bodied
- Fine wine
Italy- Deep Ruby
- Cabernet-based blend
- 9.75 Units
- 13% ABV
- 31 December 2035
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Velvety black fruit, leafy, mint and sage notes, very polished
Aroma
Mellow plum, herbaceous edge, pine forest, ripe blackberry
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
For three centuries now, San Leonardo has been the home of the Guerrieri Gonzaga family. Marchese Carlo took charge in the 1970s. He loved fine wines, particularly clarets, and decided to study oenology in Lausanne, with research trips to Bordeaux and Tuscany. He worked also with the creator of Sassicaia, Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who became his mentor and helped him to plant his family's Trentino vineyards with the varieties of Bordeaux. The first vintage of their flagship red was released in 1982 and soon became one of the great reds of Italy. As Wine Advocate wrote, "Sassicaia and San Leonardo seem like brothers separated in childhood." Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Merlot, aged in barrel for 2 years ensures a very fine red.
For three centuries now, San Leonardo has been the home of the Guerrieri Gonzaga...
Plush, dark fruit, balanced oak spice and perfumed rose over a polished, silky mouthfeel
Monica Larner
Wine Advocate, 95pts
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