Fattoria Santa Vittoria : Leopoldo 2010

Unrelated to any other grape, Pugnitello was rediscovered and reclaimed around 1990. Of the 230 varieties salvaged by the University of Florence, some think this grape may be one of the most important in Tuscany's. future. Santa Vittoria is owned by the Niccolai family and includes a 18th century farmhouse to stay in during your truffle-hunting excursion. More akin to a Burgundy than a Brunello in weight, the Fattoria Santa Vittoria Leopoldo achieves the balance sought by great wines everywhere, with sweet, rich black fruit notes laced with a bit of pepper and coffee. The wine is steel tank fermented and spends 12 months in barrique in their 8th century cellar and another year in bottle before release. The history of winemaking in Valdichiana near Arezzo and Sienna dates back to the 7th Century B.C. Reward the hard work and take your place in history with a bottle of Pugnitello.