Pierazzuoli Le Farnete Carmignano 2019
Sangiovese Blends | Italy
Amazing price!! 2019 is a SUPERB vintage in Tuscany, as you know by now, and this is a gorgeous, cherry packed, savory red to drink with joy, with friends, with food...with anything. Carmignano is the original “Super Tuscan” appellation, having been blending Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese long before Antinori and Sassicaia wet their beaks with the French varietals.
Pierazzuoli is a legit old-school producer, making a little organic wine, raising a few goats and chickens, making some killer organic olive oil, and offering a few rooms to stay in and a little Osteria to eat heartily at. We met them in 2012 and have never looked back!
Expect all the warm Tuscan sunshine and depth you can imagine! Bright, clean, warm and toasty, with dried and fresh cherries, rhubarb, a touch of cedar, pomegranate, truly mouthwatering freshness. You’ll wish you bought more when you taste it -- this is an incredible value and one of the finest Super Tuscan values on this planet, in our opinion.
ONLY 30 cases…while it lasts!
About the Producer
Pierazzuoli is a legit old-school producer, making a little organic wine, raising a few goats and chickens, making some killer organic olive oil, offering a few rooms to stay in and a little Osteria to eat heartily at. We spent a few hours tasting there, flipped on the wines (as we are prone to do when the wine rocks) and made a deal. Enrico Pierazzuoli runs both estates, Tenuta Cantagallo in Montalbano and Farnete in nearby Carmignano. Contagallo must be known in the US as Pierazzuoli due to Contagallo containing the name Gallo (who can sue anyone who uses "Gallo" as even part of the name). The Cantagallo estate extends over 500 acres with 60 acres planted to vines. Olive groves, other crops and forest make up the rest of the property. Le Farnete is smaller with 20 acres of 120 acres planted to vines.
- Blend80% Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet Sauvingon
- WinemakerLuca Ballarin
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- AppellationCarmignano
- Aging/Cooperage8 months in French barrels and 8 months in bottle
- Alcohol14%
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