2017 Castellare 'I Sodi San Niccolo' Tuscany

$109.95
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This is a true treasure of the Chianti Classico town of Castellina, whose wines are known for their dusty, minerally intensity. This wine is unique for its large percentage of Malvasia Nera, an antique cultivar prized for its tobaccoey black fruit. Fun fact: Malvasia Nera may well be Tempranillo. Vinous review absolutely glowed about this wine, "radiant and inviting, almost uncharacteristically so for a young vintage of this typically potent, brooding wine. That makes the 2017 an ideal vintage for readers who want to explore I Sodi, one of the most under the radar wines in all of Italy. "

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Varietal:
Red Blend
Winemaker:
Alessandro Cellai
Vintage:
2017
Oak Treatment:
French Oak; 50% new
Country of Origin:
Italy
Appellation:
Tuscany
Score Wine Advocate:
96
Score Vinous:
96
SKU #:
1048851
Size:
750 ml Bottle
WS96

Wine Spectator


Toasty oak gives way to bright cherry, blackberry and violet aromas and flavors in this sleek, vibrant red, with wild herb, tobacco and mineral notes adding complexity. Supple, yet there's a firm matrix of refined tannins and the finish is defined by lively acidity and finesse. Sangioveto and Malvasia Nera. Best from 2024 through 2045.

VN96

Vinous


The 2017 I Sodi di San Niccolò is supple, radiant and inviting, almost uncharacteristically so for a young vintage of this typically potent, brooding wine. That makes the 2017 an ideal vintage for readers who want to explore I Sodi, one of the most under the radar wines in all of Italy. Soft contours envelop a core of red berry fruit, dried flowers, licorice, mint and tobacco.  Drinking window: 2025 – 2047