✓ Awarded: 94 Points Vinous Antonio Galloni (February 2019)
This wine is produced only in great vintages, using the finest grapes from the San Marcellino vineyard that surrounds the Church of San Marcellino in Monti in Chianti:
An area of about 7 hectares where Sangiovese (1.5 hectares of which are 42 years old) are joined by .9 hectares of Pugnitello, an old indigenous Tuscan grape that perfectly complements the Sangiovese, bringing out its color, structure and aromas.
Since 2006 the San Marcellino has included at least 5% Pugnitello.
The wine ages for about 24 months in medium-toast barriques from Allier. It is bottled unfiltered to preserve its elegance and freshness, and ages in bottle for at least 18 months prior to release. San Marcellino is a wine with structure. On the nose it reminds me of cherries, violets, black wild berries and tobacco completed by with spices and minerality. Concentrated, full body, a top Chianti single vineyard.
