Fanetti
Toscana
About the Winery
The Sant' Agnese Estate has now been run by three generations of the Fanetti family, beginning with Adamo, followed by Giuseppe, and now Elisabetta, who picked up her father's secrets over the years by accompanying him through the vineyards as a young girl. The first renaissance of the Vino Nobile took place in the 1920s, thanks to Adamo Fanetti. He brought his wine to the wine fairs that took place in Siena in the 1930s, and from that moment the wine's fame was assured. Awards came quickly, including international recognition, such as the gold medals won at the Grands Prix of Paris, Ljubljana and Milan. Fanetti was the Vino Nobile, and the two would become synonymous. Adamo was one of the foudners and early promoters of the wines of Montepulciano, eventually helping to create the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG.
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
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Ratings & Reviews
Title | Item | Vintage | Publication | Score | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fanetti | Vino Nobile di Montepulciano | 2017 | 92 | ||
Fanetti | Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva | 2017 | 94 | The nose starts in a cooler full of soda, with notes of cherry, vanilla and a lightly medicinal quality, before turning savory with aromas of soil, graphite and leather. On the classic Vino Nobile palate, snarling tannins and acid bring an exhilarating feel to the dance of sweet, spicy and savory. | |
Fanetti | Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva | 2016 | 90 | The Sant'Agnese estate has been passed down through the Fanetti family since 1920. A 112ha property including 18ha of vineyards, it's currently run by Elisabetta Fanetti and her daughters. The 2016 Vino Nobile opens with aromas of leather, tobacco and tea. It's assertive in its acidity with rugged tannins and plenty of structure, but long ageing in large Slavonian oak casks has left it just a little arid. A juicy steak would render this friendlier.
Drinking Window 2020 - 2027 | |
Fanetti | Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva | 2015 | 92 | Medium ruby color, earthy with leather on the nose, smooth and tangy with depth and rich earth tones, balanced and layered, long and likable |
