San Giusto A Rentennano Percarlo 2016 750ml (750ml)

Continue Shopping Add to Wish List

Price: $229.99

6+ Price: $199.99 / btl

Qty:   Add to Cart

Producer	San Giusto A Rentennano
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Varietal	Sangiovese
Vintage	2016
Sku	RD11124
Size	750ml

 

The 2016 Percarlo captures all of the beauty it has always shown in the cellar. Pliant silky and exceptionally polished the 2016 simply has it all. Freshly cut flowers rose petal mint spice and blood orange add striking aromatic nuance to a core of brilliant Sangiovese fruit. Powerful and ample with superb aromatic lift the 2016 Percarlo is exceptionally beautiful and moving from the very first taste. A whole range of floral and mineral notes extend the finish effortless. The tannins need time to soften so readers should plan on at least a few years of cellaring. In a word: compelling.

Dating back to the ninth century when it was built as a monastery, San Giusto a Rentennano is the epitome of a historic estate, serving as a military fortress and as home to Baron Bettino Ricasoli, who created the original formula for Chianti in 1874. Purchased by the Cigala family in the mid-twentieth century, this 395-hectare estate nestled in the Siena foothills currently is held in the capable and humble hands of Luca Cigala, along with his siblings Francesco and Elisabetta. Organic since 2008, San Giusto a Rentennano crafts a full range of traditional Tuscan wines with grace, elan and beauty--including the Super-Tuscan La Ricolma, one of Italy's finest Merlots. However, San Guisto's transformational work with the Sangiovese grape, such as its Percarlo, a 100-percent Sangiovese bottling, really put the estate on the map. Hard to find--and even harder to forget--the wines of San Giusto A Rentennano glow with the warmth of the pure Tuscan sun.