Where to taste Pugnitello in Tuscany: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.

The cellar

Pugnitello from Tuscany

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2 bottles with at least 15% Pugnitello in the blend.

4.7 San Felice Vigorello San Felice 4.5 San Felice Pugnitello San Felice

Pugnitello estates in Tuscany

San Felice ★ 4.6

Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione and Toscana IGTSangiovese, Pugnitello, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot200 haFounded 1968Allianz Group (insurance investor); historic property of the Grisaldi del Taja familyWinemaker Leonardo BellacciniChianti Classico DOCG

Castelnuovo Berardenga estate combining a Relais & Chateaux resort with a Chianti Classico programme that recovered the indigenous Pugnitello grape from near-extinction.

Tasting: The Borgo San Felice resort hosts cellar tours, tasting flights and a vineyard experience programme; the property includes a Relais & Chateaux hotel.

Signature wines: San Felice Il Grigio Gran Selezione, San Felice Vigorello, San Felice Pugnitello

Scores: Wine Advocate 95 (2019), Vinous 94 (2018)

Localita San Felice, 53019 Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena, Italy Book →

Wine and cheese

Tuscany cheese with Pugnitello

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Pecorino a Latte Crudo della Maremma Our pick The riserva end of this raw-milk sheep cheese, 180 days and beyond, is firm enough to meet Tuscan reds built on or blended with Cabernet, Merlot or Syrah, whose tannin and high acidity cut through the fat. Tuscan reds with Cabernet, Merlot or Syrah (Toscana IGT and Maremma Toscana), Tuscany: San Felice Vigorello

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