Desiderio IGT - Avignonesi - 2019

75 cl

Alcohol content: 14% vol.

Grape varieties: 100% Merlot

Vinification:

Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature for 25-30 days with daily pumping over.

Matured in French barriques for 20 months.

Tasting note:

Ruby red colour, slightly lighter rim. An extremely elegant bouquet with notes of plums and blueberries, then nougat and some walnuts, finally notes of mocha and a hint of tobacco. Very precise and velvety on the intense palate, now also black cherries and brownies, with polished, ripe tannins, constantly revealing new flavours; very warm, slightly mineral finish with matching vanilla notes and excellent length.

Avignonesi:

When Pope Gregory IX moved his official residence from Avignon back to Rome, he brought some of France's noble families with him to Italy. One of these families settled in Tuscany, in Montepulciano, and quickly became known as the Avignonesi. Their name is closely linked to the rise of Vino Nobile.

The full-bodied, spicy wine, which always needs a few years to fully express its mellowness and elegance, is the centrepiece of the winery and is always particularly aristocratic here. Avignonesi is never a wine for the quick effect that overwhelms you at the first sip, sometimes they seem downright meagre, but they make up for this with a depth and complexity that many Italian wines have unfortunately "sacrificed" in the fight for international points.