Poggio al Tufo
Rompicollo 2016
Toscana IGT
This Tuscan “Super Value” is a blend of 60% Sangiovese and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and comes from a single-vineyard site in the Alta Maremma called Rompicollo. The vineyard benefits from southern exposure, ample sunlight, and a soil rich in tufo, a particular type of volcanic rock.
VINEYARD
The grapes for this blend are primarily sourced from a single vineyard site, Rompicollo, which benefits from southern exposure and volcanic soil rich in tufo, a particular type of volcanic rock.
WINEMAKING
The wine is fermented for 10 days in stainless steel and aged for 1 year in large Slavonian oak barrels.
TASTING NOTE
The black cherry and blackberry fruit in this red makes an immediate impact, ushered along by lively acidity. Harmonious and enjoyable for the lush, ripe flavors.
-Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator
Color
Red
Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese
Appellation
Toscana IGT
Suggested Retail Price
$18.00
Reviews
"Long and flavorful"
James Suckling - September 25, 2019 "Aromas of blueberries, blackberries and flowers following through to a full body with firm and chewy tannins. A long and flavorful finish. Structured now. Needs two or three years to soften."
"Harmonious and enjoyable"
Wine Spectator - February 4, 2019 “The black cherry and blackberry fruit in this red makes an immediate impact, ushered along by lively acidity. Harmonious and enjoyable for the lush, ripe flavors.”
Trade Materials
Other Wines by this Producer
Cabernet Sauvignon
Poggio al Tufo Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine with an exuberant and decisive character that clearly reflects the Tuscan coastal terroir from which the grapes are sourced. The Rompicollo vineyard is located in the town of Pitigliano and benefits from a Southern exposure and volcanic soil rich in tufo, a particular type of volcanic rock, which lends a marked minerality to the wine.
Vermentino
This single-vineyard Vermentino exhibits all of the characteristics for which Tuscan Vermentino is renowned, in particular its mineral notes, a result of the volcanic soil on which the vineyards lie. This bright, crisp wine has both wonderful freshness as well as the balanced quality typical of the varietal.