Castell'in Villa Santacroce

In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, graphite, violet, leather

Palate: dark plum, iron, tobacco, wild herbs

Sangiovese-Cabernet blend from Castell'in Villa, the estate's modern Bordeaux-leaning IGT.

What it pairs with

• Roast leg of lamb
  Cabernet weight handles lamb fat.
• Hard pecorino with truffle honey
  Sweet umami amplifies the wine's mid-palate.
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  Blend structure handles a T-bone.

History

Sangiovese-Cabernet IGT from Castell'in Villa, first vintage around 1990 as the estate's Super Tuscan bottling.

1. 1990 — First vintage of Santacroce

Facts

Producer

Castell'in Villa

Grapes

Sangiovese (60%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%), Malvasia Nera (10%)

Classification

Toscana IGT

Oak

24 months in French oak barriques and Slavonian casks

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 50 to 80 at retail

Drinking window

5 to 18 from vintage

First vintage

1990

Scores

• Vinous 92 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2021)

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