Tasting Notes
A lovely thing to drink, and unique perfumed expression of Sangiovese with fabulous purity from the high elevation of the vineyards. It opens up beautifully and the flavours and scents evolve, with more pomegranate and rose showing with a few hours or a day open. Quite crisp and nuanced with red currant coulis over thyme, meat juices and very fine tannins. It's a wine well worth having in the cellar or to hand to impress. We love this unique, mountain expression of Sangiovese, and how very different it is to those from Tuscany.
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Located in the unique terroir of Modigliana, on the border of Emilia Romagna and Tuscany, Villa Papiano's vineyards are the highest in the area, planted on terraces between 450-570 metres above sea level. Their wines are defined by the estate's high elevation and steep slopes, ancient soils of marl and sandstone, and unique microclimates created by the dense forest that surrounds them. Farming organically, in a way that respects their incredible surroundings and winemaking with minimal intervention, the Bordini family focus almost exclusively on indigenous varieties and old clones. These are remarkable wines from a terroir that we're adamant will soon be talk of the town.