San Felice is a busy Tuscan vineyard that we’ve lined quite a few occasions beforehand, and right now we take a spin with three 2024 reds, all heavy-duty premium choices. Let’s dig in.
2019 San Felice Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino – Who doesn’t love Brunello? Paired with a hearty steak or another meal of significant gravity? Nicely, I cracked this bottle alongside a meal of Unimaginable burgers and I’m right here to inform you it really works simply as properly with fake floor beef because it does a ribeye. Darkish, dense, and a bit bit pruny, it is a wine that hits the palate with a wealthy thickness, rolling over the tongue en path to a core of plum, currants, and tart black cherries. A slight contact of balsamic doesn’t detract from the chocolate-laced fruit explosion however fairly livens it up with a little bit of acidity, layering in a contact of contemporary rosemary and dill on the again finish. There’s a little bit of a beefy, savory high quality to the wine that’s particularly evident on the nostril because it opens up within the glass, making for a seductive conclusion to an general excellent, seductive expertise. A / $60
2020 San Felice Pugnitello IGT – Pugnitello is an historical grape selection native to Tuscany, and San Felice is likely one of the few wineries to make a 100% pugnitello wine from it. The eponymous bottling is initially dense and virtually unbearably wealthy, however a couple of minutes in glass let its charms come extra totally into focus. Ripe cherries and raspberry are instantaneous, with spice notes coming into fuller focus with a minimal of air time. Cinnamon and allspice are outstanding, with anise and a layer of darkish chocolate rising virtually as an afterthought. The end is a bit gravelly however touched with a touch of balsamic, which provides some acidity to mood the numerous quantity of fruit. Unbelievable, highly effective stuff. A / $75
2020 San Felice Vigorello IGT – An early Supertuscan label, this wine blends pugnitello, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, and petit verdot right into a tannic and weighty expertise. Pushy notes of graphite, turned earth, and anise give the wine a really savory begin, with restrained notes of cherry including a gentle however welcome be aware of fruit. Balsamic and leathery on the enduring end. The huge quantity of chewy tannins current makes for a wine that isn’t ingesting at its peak right now however which ought to present unbelievable promise as soon as it settles down in 5 to 7 years. There’s loads of gravelly allure to discover ought to you end up impatient… however finest to let it sleep tight for a bit. A- / $75
2020 San Felice Pugnitello IGT
$75
