Rosso di Montalcino San Polino
Per bottle £32.99
Quick Facts
- Brand San Polino
- Bottle Size 75cl
- ABV 14.5%
- Vegetarians Yes
- Vegan Yes
- Organic Yes
- Biodynamic Yes
- Vintage 2019
- Country Italy
- Country Region Tuscany
- Grape Variety Sangiovese
- Closure Cork
Intro to Rosso di Montalcino San Polino –
Rosso di Montalcino San Polino is a full, complex opulent wine with bright fruit and fig flavours.
Full Tasting note and Wine Making –
Rosso di Montalcino San Polino is a bright violet to garnet colour with lively reflections. It has an opulent nose of blackcurrent, blackberry, black cherry, fig and sun-baked earth and minerality in the mouth bright and lively, zesty and full with medium finish.
They follow organic and biodynamic farming methods with an ethos of permaculture for managing the vineyard. Hand grown with specialised pruning to allows the growth of just the right amount of juicy yet thick skinned grapes on each vine, hand harvested in fields lying to the south-east and north-east of Montalcino at 450 m and 350m altitude respectively, in fields where no chemicals have ever been used.
The grapes are harvested in early October followed by a three day cold pre-fermentation maceration, spontaneous fermentation on native yeasts in large tronic oak barrels 35hl, or stainless steel, then twenty days post fermentation maceration. Then after pressing the skins, ageing in large oak for six months, then three months stainless steel and bottling by hand.
The Producer –
There is a small ‘nirvana’ northwest of Montalcino, where Luigi Fabbro and Katia Nuassbaum founded San Polino nearly thirty years ago. Using Luigi’s scientific experience of mapping the Amazon rainforest they decided to try their hands at “creating wines as complete reflections of the biodiversity of their terroir”.
This tiny estate of only four hectares now produces luscious and balanced wines farmed organically and bio-dynamically by this energetic couple who, it is clear, pour all their heart and energies into these sublime wines. Praised by critics and peers they have been described as having “an incredible clarity and pureness of fruit that is unequalled in the region”.
The Brunello vineyards are surrounded by forests and mediterranean shrubland, enhancing their incredible richness of biodiversity. Work on the vines is done by hand, as is the harvest. The winery is situated under the family house, where spontaneous fermentations on native yeasts create wines which are to be seen as true reflections of their terroir, non-interventionist and in true respect of nature. They believe that all life on this planet is linked by a single thread, forming a myriad of wondrous interconnections which encompass all of us, the soil, the vines and all of life at San Polino.
Drink with –
This wine is ideal with salami, medium to ripe cheeses, as well as red meat.
Flagship Wines uses a reliable carrier with a robust national delivery network providing a speedy convenient service to UK mainland addresses.
Deliveries are made Monday to Friday and not normally on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays though Saturday deliveries are possible on payment of an additional charge.
Click and Collect Service
If you wish to collect your order from Flagship Wines shop at 417 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL4 0XP please click on this option at checkout. There is no charge for this service.
Delivery Charges
Delivery in St Albans is FREE for orders over £85, for orders less than £85 the charge is £5.
Postal delivery of tasting tickets and vouchers is also FREE if this option is chosen.
Our standard national delivery charge is £10 and is FREE for all orders over £250. The standard delivery is next day for all orders placed by 12noon and the following day for all orders received later than that.
Arrangements in case you’re out at the time of delivery
Please leave clear instructions in the special instructions section on the checkout page so the wine can be left in a safe place to suit you. As our delivery service requires a signature then if your wine is not signed for it is left at your risk and losses are not replaceable. If instructions are not left a card will be put through your door asking you to contact the carrier to arrange re-delivery or collection within 2 days.
Special Instructions
Please also provide directions in the special instructions box at the checkout to the delivery address if it is hard to find.
Non UK Mainland addresses
For charges applicable for delivery to remote addresses such as the Scottish Highlands and Islands please note that different charges apply and these are clearly shown at checkout. The charges are per case of 12 x 75cl bottles and the delivery time will be a little longer due to the location.
The Scottish postcodes affected are as follows:
AB 30, 33-38, 41-45, 51-56, DD 8-9, FK 19-21, IV 1-18, 30-37, 40, 41-49, 51 -56, 63, KA 15-17, 27-28, KW15-17, PA 20-49, 60-78, PH 15-26, 30-44, 49, 50, HS 1-9, ZE 1-3
If you would like to arrange delivery to any addresses that are not covered here please contact us on 01727 865309 or by email to [email protected] and we will ascertain the correct charges for you.
Out of Stock
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