Poliziano Asinone

In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, violet, graphite, tobacco

Palate: dark plum, iron, espresso, wild herbs

Single-vineyard Vino Nobile from the donkey-shaped Asinone hillside, the appellation's most consistently reviewed wine.

What it pairs with

• Bistecca alla fiorentina Find bistecca alla fiorentina on TableJourney →
  Vino Nobile structure for a T-bone.
• Wild boar pappardelle Find wild boar pappardelle on TableJourney →
  Game ragu and Asinone classic.
• Aged Pecorino di Pienza
  Crystalline cheese sharpens the wine's red-fruit lift.

History

Single-vineyard Vino Nobile from the south-facing Asinone (donkey) hillside, in continuous bottling since 1983 under Federico Carletti.

1. 1983 — First Asinone Vigna designation

Facts

Producer

Poliziano

Grapes

Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile) (90%), Merlot (10%)

Classification

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG

Oak

18 to 20 months in French oak barriques and tonneaux

ABV

14.0%

Price

EUR 40 to 60 at retail

Drinking window

8 to 25 from vintage

First vintage

1983

Scores

• Wine Advocate 94 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2023)
• Vinous 94 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)

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