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2013 Tenuta San Leonardo 'San Leonardo' Rosso Vigneti Delle Dolomiti TrentinoBlend from Italy

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"San Leonardo is the magical heir to a tradition known the world over as Bordeaux blending. Dreams and heritage mingle to bring you a wine that conveys all its land-rooted char...

  • 98 Daniele Cernilli - The Ultimate Guide to Italian Wine
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Rating:

98

"A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot that matures in barriques for 18 months. The color is a very intense and lively ruby while the intense and elegant bouquet is balsamic and spicy with an impressive assortment of aromas with notes of mint, blueberry, pine resin and a tad of vanilla. The saline and persistent mouthfeel is very elegant with refined tannins and an agile and aristocratic body. A great wine."

Product Description:

"San Leonardo is the magical heir to a tradition known the world over as Bordeaux blending. Dreams and heritage mingle to bring you a wine that conveys all its land-rooted character and genuine territory-focused appeal. A powerful yet elegant red, San Leonardo brings together the colours, aromas and savours of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Merlot aged in small oak barrels, melding them harmoniously into a uniquely intense, full-bodied wine with superb depth of flavour.

The vineyards are approximately 30 hectares in total, sited at a relatively low elevation of 150 metres. The merlot is planted in gravel-rich soils that were once the bed of a branch of the Adige. Sandier, pH-neutral soils, at elevations of 150-200 metres, host cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, and the venerable carmenère vineyards.

All of the vineyards are in well-drained, nutrient-poor soils that yield grapes whose wines boast levels of anthocyanins that are unusually high, and not just for Trentino. So distinctive is this feature that this area, once called Campi Sarni, should have its own officially recognised identity.

Grapevines have been growing in Campi Sarni since 900 AD, but everything changes, and today San Leonardo’s viticultural philosophy dictates vine-rows that follow the contours of the slopes, in order to capture as much sunlight as possible. Vine densities vary according to the period in which the vineyards were planted and to the training system. Vineyards trained to Guyot and to spurred cordon have 6,600 vines per hectare, and yield a maximum for 60 quintals per hectare, while those trained to the Trentino double pergola are at 1,750 per hectare, which includes the carmenère. To yield really top-quality fruit, this variety needs severe pruning, which limits the crop to no more than 90 quintals per hectare." -Winery

Product Detail

Item # 107614
Country Italy
Region Trentino-Alto Adige
Sub-Region Trentino
Ratings

98 - Daniele Cernilli - The Ultimate Guide to Italian Wine

Vintage 2013
Color Red
ABV 13.0%
Varietal(s) Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Size 750mL
Closure Cork
Features Organic
Taste currant, blackberry, cherry, bell pepper, olive, asparagus, spice, ginger, oak, vanilla, tobacco, raspberry, cassis, violet, pepper, green bean, black cherry, plum, smoke, toast and tar
Nose currant, blackberry, cherry, cedar, cigar box, tobacco, broccoli, berry, flower, violet, rose, truffle, earth, coffee and leather