1997 | Fattoria San Giusto a Rentennano | 'Percarlo' Sangiovese Toscana

Dark red cherries, flowers and mint wrap around the palate in this sensual, inviting wine.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 1997 Percarlo impresses for its pure seduction. It is also impossibly young. Dark red cherries, flowers and mint wrap around the palate in this sensual, inviting wine. In keeping with the qualities of the warm year, the 1997 emphasizes textural depth and richness rather then the more aromatic, firm style that defines cooler years such as 1996. The 1997 is drop dead gorgeous today. I imagine the 1997 will age faster than the 1996, but that shouldn’t be much of a problem given the wine’s exceptional balance. Layers of fruit built to the huge, textured finish. This is a decidedly flashy wine. I have always had a soft spot for the 1997. This bottle more than exceeded my expectations.

Producer Information

Fattoria San Giusto a Rentennano is a famous, historical Tuscan wine estate known for both Chianti Classico and high-quality, single-variety IGT wines. Located 15km () to the northeast of the Renaissance city of Siena, the winery is owned and run by the Martini di Cigala family in the village of Gaiole. At one time, the estate was in the ownership of the famous Ricasoli family (Baron Bettino Ricasoli wrote the original Chianti blend recipe in 1874 that established Sangiovese as the dominant grape). The estate passed into the ownership of the Martini di Cigala family through marriage in 1914. The winery and cellars are in what was once a medieval convent for Cistercian nuns. In the 13th Century, it was restructured into a fortress whose underground fortifications are now the winery's cellars.

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