Il Palazzone Rosso del Palazzone L01/22, Vino di Tavola

£19.50

Rather than make a standard Rosso de Montalcino, Palazzone do things differently. Their “vino de toto jour” comes from botti which were not selected for Brunello and is made by blending two recent vintages, allowing the team to produce a more consistent wine.

Colour

Red

Country

Italy

Domaine

Il Palazzone

Grape

Sangiovese

Region

Tuscany

Vintage

NV

Description

This is a marvelous wine. On tasting it in our office, the bottle joined us for lunch afterwards and disappeared in no time – always a good sign! Rather than make a standard Rosso de Montalcino, Palazzone do things differently. Their “vino de toto jour” comes from botti which were not selected for Brunello and is made by blending two recent vintages, allowing the team to produce a more consistent wine. This is an old Italian practice which small farmers would have used for their personal wines. It is normally 60-70% from the most recent vintage, and the rest from the year before, but the proportion isn’t fixed, rather the blend is about finding the balance they want. The result is a brilliantly drinkable wine, transparent ruby in the glass and bursting with notes of crisp cherry and summer flowers. It is fresh and vivacious, cooly textured and has an inner core of richness which is almost Pinot-esque. With time in the glass a richer side to the fruit begins to show, sleek and red. Very food friendly, just gorgeous with a plate of salumi, served a little cool this is going to be my wine of the summer, I can already tell!

About the Domaine

The Il Palazzone philosophy is based around terroir and tradition; they believe that it is the Montalcino terroir which is responsible for the character of its wines, that the winemaker’s job is to do as little as possible and simply allow this to be communicated, and that the traditional methods do this most effectively. The estate’s small size, just 5ha, makes this level of care and focus possible, everything can be done by hand. They follow organic practices, no chemicals are used in the vines, and flowers and grass are allowed to grow between the rows. Three of their five hectares are in the north of the zone, with two in the south. The North, cooler and higher at 300-600ms, is known for giving structured, sophisticated wines with fine tannins and cool, reserved fruit. They are often the longest lived Brunelli. In the south, where the vines are usually lower, one finds more concentration and richness. The Il Palazzone vines average around 35-years old.

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