Dei
Toscana
About the Winery
The Dei family, owners of the estate, have been winegrowers in the area of Montepulciano for several decades. Their entrepreneurial spirit has its roots in the travertine marble industry around Siena. Through tradition and innovation, Cantine Dei reinterprets the history of Tuscan wine to make contemporary wines that are truly unique. The first experimental bottles of Vino Nobile 1985 were released 1988. The success of this vintage was the starting point for the estate's expansion. In 1989, a vinification cellar including up-to-date winemaking equipment was completed. Since 1999, from the Sangiovese grapes harvested in the Bossona vineyard, the estate has been producing its Vino Nobile Riserva. Keeping very low yields per hectare has always been the main objective of the estate, whose primary goal is the achievement of a Vino Nobile at its highest quality, enhancing the characteristics of its indigenous grape variety.
Toscana
Montepulciano is one of the main wine-growing areas of Tuscany, and its history has been intertwined with the cultivation of vineyards and the production of quality wines for centuries. The wine was well known in medieval times. Pope Paul III (Pope between 1534-1549), a noted wine connoisseur, had it brought directly from Montepulciano to stock his wine cellars. The Tuscan region overall is hilly, with about a quarter of the Tuscan landscape mountainous and a scant 8 percent is officially classified as flat. Approximately 57,942 hectares of the region's nearly 23,000 square kilometers is under vine. Soils in Tuscany range from soft and crumbly, marl-like clay-limestone and dense sandstone in the Apennine foothills to sandy clay around San Gimignano and gravelly clay and sandy soils in the Bolgheri and Maremma areas. Tuscany's climate is Mediterranean with dry, hot summers; warm springs; and mild, rainy autumns and winters. Variations in altitude, exposition, and diurnal temperatures in the foothills contribute to climatic conditions that help balance the sugar, acidity, and aromatics in the grapes primarily Sangiovese planted there. source: SevenFifty Daily
Vineyard(s)
Ratings & Reviews
Title | Item | Vintage | Publication | Score | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dei | Rosso di Montepulciano | 2020 | 90 | The nose mixes a smoky savoriness with aromas of warm tar and grilled meat, the rich sweetness of black cherries and cooked strawberries and all over an undertone of flinty salt. Berries join the cherries to highlight the palate, but savoriness returns with spices and herbs on the finish | |
Dei | Rosso di Montepulciano | 2020 | 90 | The 2020 Rosso di Montepulciano lifts up with dusty black cherries and roses with underpinnings of underbrush and leather. Here I’m finding a ripe display of wild berries offset by saline-minerality and zesty citrus-driven acidity. There’s so much to like here, tapering off concentrated yet fresh, teeming with lively acidity; and it closes off with notes of red licorice and spice. The 2020 vintage imparted this Rosso with unexpected depths. | |
Dei | Toscano Bianco 'Martiena' | 2020 | 88 | The 2020 Bianco Martiena, a kitchen sink blend of indigenous and international white varieties, shows hints of pineapple and zests of lemon, before giving way to sweet white flowers. This is soft and enveloping with a sweet and sour display of melon and orchard fruits, both rich yet also energetic. This finishes remarkably fresh with potent tropical and citrus tones, and also a good amount of energy. | |
Dei | Rosso di Montepulciano | 2019 | 88 | The 2019 Rosso di Montepulciano is a very pretty wine. Crushed flowers, sweet red cherry and tobacco accents all grace this lithe, fruity Rosso. Drink it over the next few years. |
