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How full and heavy the wine feels in your mouth, like the difference between skimmed milk and cream. More alcohol, sugar and oak ageing make a wine fuller.
The drying, grippy feel on your gums and tongue, as with strong tea. It comes from the skins and seeds of black grapes and from oak, and softens with age.
How much sugar you taste, from dry to sweet. Fruity is not the same as sweet: a dry wine can taste of ripe fruit.
How fresh and juicy the wine is: acidity makes your mouth water. High acidity tastes lively and refreshing, low acidity soft and round.
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Body: full-bodied. Like most red wines from ; 14.5% alcohol.
Tannin: tannic. From ; aged in oak.
Sweetness: dry. Red wine from is almost always dry.
Acidity: high. from the warm climate of .
Aromas: earthy notes and red fruit, typical of
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Log inThe estate's name comes from the historic farm that once stood there, owned by the Count of Bracci, whose coat of arms appears on the estate's logo; an arm covered in armor brandishing a sword. Marchesi Antinori acquired the estate in 1990 and La Braccesca now belongs to the Antinori group.
The estate extends over an area of 508 hectares (1,255 acres) and the vineyards cover an area of 340 hectares (840 acres) divided into two blocks: the first is 366 hectares (904 acres) of which 237 (585 acres) are planted with vineyards and located on the border between the towns of Montepulciano and Cortona. The other block is 142 hectares (350 acres), of which 103 (254 acres) are planted with vineyards, it stretches all the way to Montepulciano and includes three of the most famous plots known for the production of great red wines: Cervognano , Santa Pia and Graciano.
The Sangiovese grapes for this Vigneto Santa Pia Riserva coming from the DOCG Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are taken to the cellar after manual picking with an already strict selection in the vineyard and immediately destemmed and gently crushed. The must is transferred to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation took place at a controlled temperature of 26-28 °C, a method that preserves the typical aromas of Sangiovese. The maceration on the skins lasted 20 days and upon completion of the process the wine was transferred to 500 liters of tonneaux (oak) for malolactic fermentation and barrel aging which lasted about 12 months. The wine was then aged in bottle for another 20 months before being released for sale. The long aging ensures that this is a Riserva according to the regulations and this wine is only made in the good years and the wine connoisseur knows that 2016 was a top year in Tuscany.
The Antinori La Braccesca Santa Pia Riserva has an intense ruby red color. The nose is dominated by fragrant notes of violets, typical of Sangiovese, nicely balanced with spicy hints of vanilla. The taste is fresh, savory and lively with silky tannins. The finish is long, generous with a remarkable vanilla finish.
Rating
93
Release Price
NA
Drink Date
2019 - 2028
Reviewed by
Monica Larner
Issue Date
19th Sep 2019
Source
September 2019 Week 3, The Wine Advocate
I picked up a lot of milk-chocolate notes from the 2016 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Vigneto Santa Pia to go along with its earthy notes of tilled soil. The subtle salinity and mineral sensations make this wine pop in the mouth, adding buoyant and bright linearity. Cherry and dried blackberry appear at the back. This wine would be great with a sweet-barbecued pulled-pork sandwich.
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LA BRACCESCA
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Vigneto Santa Pia Riserva 2016
Score: 91
Release Price: $40
Region: Italy / Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Issue: Oct 31, 2020
Tasting Note
Well-marked by toasty, vanilla-tinged oak notes, this powerful red is dense and almost chunky. Plum, black cherry and blackberry fruit lurks in the background and will require a few years to find expression. Best from 2022 through 2033. 350 cases imported. — BS
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La Braccesca was acquired in 1990 by the Antinoris. Marchese Antinori has been looking for a long time to add a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (including the Riserva) to its extensive range, but then it has to be "Antinori-worthy" and that is the case with La Braccesca. The estate's name comes from the historic farmhouse that once stood there, owned by the Count of Bracci, whose coat of arms appears on the estate's logo; an arm covered in armor brandishing a sword.
The estate extends over an area of 508 hectares (1,255 acres) and the vineyards cover an area of 340 hectares (840 acres) divided into two blocks: the first is 366 hectares (904 acres) of which 237 (585 acres) are planted with vineyards and located on the border between the towns of Montepulciano and Cortona. The other block is 142 hectares (350 acres), of which 103 (254 acres) are planted with vineyards, it stretches all the way to Montepulciano and includes three of the most famous plots known for the production of great red wines: Cervognano , Santa Pia and Graciano. In 1990, under the new leadership of Antinori, the first Vino Nobile and Riserva became available
Deze La Braccesca Vigneto Santa Pia Riserva 2017 presenteert zich met rijpe kersen en zwarte bessen, subtiele tonen van vanille en chocolade, een aardse mineraliteit en zijdeachtige tannines die samen voor een frisse, hartige en lange afdronk zorgen. Dankzij de mooie zuurgraad en rijpe tannines snijdt de wijn door vet en umami, waardoor hij uitstekend samengaat met gegrild rundvlees of varkensvlees, langzaam gegaard lamsvlees, rijke pastasausen en hartige pizza’s; proef bijvoorbeeld hoe hij schittert bij een zoet-barbecue pulled pork, een herb-roasted lam met rozemarijn of een langzaam gestoofde ragù van rund.
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