The colour is medium garnet. On the nose sour cherries and some animal notes. In the mouth a pronounced acidity, with a gently tannic “tea-leaf” finish. The aftertaste is rather short.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is one of several classic Tuscan red wines based on the Sangiovese grape variety. It comes from the vineyards that surround the town of Montepulciano. Sangiovese (known locally as Prugnolo Gentile) must make up at least 70% of the final wine. In this case, the blend is 90% Prugnolo Gentile, 5% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
The aging period for any Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG is a minimum of 24 months (36 months for Riserva), of which at least 12 months must be spent in oak barrels. Local winemakers use large Italian botti to avoid imparting oak characters to the wine. Trerose ages for 18 months in Slavonian oak barrels, followed by at least 4 months of bottle maturation.
Nowadays, Tenuta Trerose is part of the Bertani Domains Group, owned by the Angelini family. The same family that owns Angelini Group, one of Italy’s largest pharmaceutical firms.
In 1994, Angelini decided to start investing in wineries and acquired three estates in Tuscany. In 2011 they took over the majority of Bertani in Valpolicella and in 2014 they founded Bertani Domains to reunite all the Tenimenti Angelini wineries. The group currently encompasses Bertani in Valpolicella, Val di Suga, Trerose and San Leonino in Tuscany, Puiatti in Friuli, and Fazi Battaglia in the Marche region.
For this bottle I paid 8.45 CHF at Coop, 50% off the original price of 16.95 CHF. I suspected the wine was getting old, but I was wrong. Although it doesn’t particularly fit my taste, I find that at less than 9 CHF this wine is a very good deal.
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Grapes: Sangiovese/Prugnolo Gentile, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Type: Red
Vintage: 2016
Producer: Tenuta Trerose
Price range: Medium (15-30 US$)