Poggio al Tufo

Rompicollo 2020

Toscana IGT

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This Tuscan “Super Value” is a blend of 60% Sangiovese and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and comes from a single-vineyard site in the Alta Maremma called Rompicollo. The vineyard benefits from southern exposure, ample sunlight, and a soil rich in tufo, a particular type of volcanic rock.

VINEYARD

The grapes for this blend are primarily sourced from a single vineyard site, Rompicollo, which benefits from southern exposure and volcanic soil rich in tufo, a particular type of volcanic rock.

WINEMAKING

The wine is fermented for 10 days in stainless steel and aged for 1 year in large Slavonian oak barrels.

Tasting Note

A deep, bright ruby red in color, on the nose it offers an elegant, varied bouquet of ripe berry fruits (such as blackberries and raspberries), dried aromatic herbs and delicate sweet spices. On the palate it is full-bodied, mellow and mouth-filling, with velvety tannins. Though richly flavored, it displays an attractive suppleness in the mouth.

Color

Red

Grape Varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese

Appellation

Toscana IGT

Alcohol

12%

Suggested Retail Price

$21

Reviews

"Earthiness, salt and strawberries"

Wine Enthusiast - February 27, 2024 "The powerfully umami nose draws balance from a strawberry undertone and a dash of salt and pepper. That combination of earthiness, salt and strawberries continues on the palate, with an acidic fizziness adding some playfulness." -D.C. 2/24

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Other Wines by this Producer

Cabernet Sauvignon

Poggio al Tufo Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine with an exuberant and decisive character that clearly reflects the Tuscan coastal terroir from which the grapes are sourced. The Rompicollo vineyard is located in the town of Pitigliano and benefits from a Southern exposure and volcanic soil rich in tufo, a particular type of volcanic rock, which lends a marked minerality to the wine.

Vermentino

This single-vineyard Vermentino exhibits all of the characteristics for which Tuscan Vermentino is renowned, in particular its mineral notes, a result of the volcanic soil on which the vineyards lie. This bright, crisp wine has both wonderful freshness as well as the balanced quality typical of the varietal.