Description

Avignonesi Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano 2016

2016 Vintage

Avignonesi’s Nobile philosophy is deeply rooted in balance and terroir. Made of 100% Sangiovese estate grown grapes, the wine shows an elegant medium body, seamless tannins and a unique tasting profile. Our Nobile is a precise portrait of the variety of the Sangiovese growing in the Nobile di Montepulciano appellation. At its first stages it stands out for its exceptional drinkability and over the decades it surprises for its impressive ageing potential.

Tasting Notes

The wine shows garnet red hues, intense aromas of ripe, red berry fruit, such as red plum, pomegranate and red vine peach, sweet spices and Mediterranean herbs. On the palate the wine is well balanced, with generous pulp, seamless tannins and an endless finish.

Vineyard

GRAPES
100% Sangiovese.

SOIL TYPE

Sedimentary soils of marine origins, calcareous with variable quantities of clay and sand from the Pleistocene (3 million – 120,000 years ago) at Le Capezzine, Lodola and Matracchio, from the Pliocene (3-5 million years ago) at I Poggetti, Le Badelle, Banditella and El Grasso.

VINEYARD SPECIFICS

The plants are between 12 and 42 years old. The vines are bush-trained, guyot and cordon-trained at an altitude of 270 – 375 metres a.s.l. / 885 – 1,230 feet a.s.l. and grow at a density of 2,564 – 7,158 plants / hectare (1,025 – 2,863 plants / acre).

Vinification

VINIFICATION

The fermentation was spontaneous. Alcoholic fermentation and maceration on the skins lasted up to 30 days, depending on the individual lots.

AGEING

18 months in large oak casks and barriques.

ALCOHOL AND TOTAL PRODUCTION

13.5% – 270,000 bottles.

Awards

2015 – 92/100 (Decanter) | 2015 – 90/100 (Suckling)
2014 – Vino Slow | 2014 – 90/100 (WS) | 2014 – 92/100 (Suckling)
2014 – 91/100 (WA) | 2014 – Migliori 50 vini da bere subito (Espresso)
2014 – 4 Stelle (Vini buoni d’Italia)
2013 – 91/100 (WS) | 2013 – 91+/100 (WA) | 2013 – Vino Slow
2013 – 90/100 (Falstaff) | 2013 – 90/100 (Suckling)