Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

In the glass

Aroma: red cherry, violet, wild herbs

Palate: red plum, iron, tobacco

Poliziano's annata Vino Nobile, accessible Prugnolo Gentile from the Carletti family estate.

What it pairs with

• Pici al ragu Find pici al ragu on TableJourney →
  Hand-rolled pici and Vino Nobile is the Montepulciano marriage.
• Florentine peposo
  Pepper-stew finds the wine's spice register.
• Crostini di fegatini Find crostini di fegatini on TableJourney →
  Chicken-liver classic.

History

Carletti family Vino Nobile, in production since 1961. Federico Carletti has led the estate since the 1980s.

1. 1961 — Carletti family Poliziano estate founded

Facts

Producer

Poliziano

Grapes

Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile) (85%), Merlot (10%), Colorino (5%)

Classification

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG

Oak

16 months in French oak tonneaux

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 20 to 30 at retail

Drinking window

4 to 12 from vintage

First vintage

1961

Scores

• Wine Advocate 92 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2022)

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