Wine Tasting, July 31, 2021: Tuscany

                     Tuscany

2019 Fontaleoni Vernaccia 
On sale for $12.99
San Gimignano, Tuscany / Italy
100% VERNACCIA
Located to the west of Chianti Classico, San Gimignano is known for the idigienous Vernaccia varietal. The soils here are a combination of mostly sand with some instances of clay imparting distinct mineral characteristics to the resulting wines.
2020 Istine Rosato
On sale for $14.99
Radda, Chianti Classico / Italy
100% SANGIOVESE
Employing fruit from the Gaiole commune of Chianti Classico, Istine produces this fine Rosato from 100% young vine (10 years old) Sangiovese.
2018 Tenuta Sette Cieli
Yantra
On sale for $19.99
Bolgheri, Tuscany / Italy
60% CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 40% MERLOT
100% estate grown organic fruit. Fermented in stainless steel before spending 6 months in used French oak, the Yantra offers an attractive combination of seaside brightness and warm, comforting savoriness
2014 Tenuta Ghizzano Nambrot
On sale for $29.99
Terre di Pisa, Tuscany / Italy
Mostly MERLOT, with PETIT VERDOT & CABERNET FRANC
From vineyards just west of Chianti Classico, the Nambrot cuvee showcases the finesse possible from this cooler sub region of Tuscany.
2016 Felsina Rancia RiservaOn sale for $49.99Castelnuovo Berendenga / Italy
100% SANGIOVESE
A single vineyard offering from the southeast of the Classico zone, Rancia balances rich, intensely ripe fruit and earthy, mineral tones
2016 Baricci Brunello
On sale for $79.99
Montalcino, Tuscany / Italy
100% SANGIOVESE
Full bodied and aromatically expressive, the 2016 Baricci is the result of favorable vintage conditions and traditional winemaking.