In the glass
Aroma: dried cherry, rose petal, leather, graphite
Palate: dried plum, iron, balsamic, wild herbs
Avignonesi's flagship Vino Nobile Riserva, released only in top vintages from biodynamic Prugnolo Gentile.
What it pairs with
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Roast pheasant
Game-bird and Riserva-bottle complexity. -
Aged Pecorino di Pienza with chestnut honey
Crystalline cheese and sweet honey amplify the wine's depth. -
Bistecca alla fiorentina
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Riserva structure for a charcoal T-bone.
History
Grandi Annate is Avignonesi's flagship Vino Nobile Riserva, released only in top vintages. First vintage 1985 under the Falvo era; continuous under Saverys biodynamic ownership.
- 1985 — First Grandi Annate Riserva
Facts
- Producer
- Avignonesi
- Grapes
- Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile) (100%)
- Classification
- Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Riserva
- Oak
- 30 months in French oak tonneaux
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 85 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1985
Scores
- Wine Advocate 96 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2022)
- Vinous 94 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2021)