2004 SANCTA CATHARINA Dei

Grapes: Petit Verdot  Prugnolo Gentile  Syrah  Cabernet Sauvignon  Origin: Italy, Tuscany
Lea & Sandeman review
Caterina Dei's single vineyard blend of Prugnolo, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, is the only wine on the estate that sees any 'barriques'. Finely textured and rich in fruit this wine always shows at its best after five years or so, and is magnificent from ten.

Other reviews and comments
Pretty blackberry and currant aromas, with hints of chocolate. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a fruity finish. Delicious and balanced. Best after 2007   90/100
The Wine Spectator
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Dei

At the same time as replanting many of her vineyards and having enlarged and restructured the cellars, Caterina Dei is now making the best wines of her career to date. While these are not the showiest wines of Montepulciano (she very much eschews the excessive use of new oak), they are almost perfect examples of Sangiovese from the area (specifically Prugnolo Gentile). They also remain very well-priced.

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LIVE AND LET DEI

Caterina Dei's beautifully crafted wines from Montepulciano get better and better with every passing vintage. Here's your chance to try the range, from the solidly fruited Rosso, through the slightly spicy Vino Nobile, to two vintages of the awesome Reserva from the Bossona vineyard. There is, also, her take on the super-Tuscan - Sancta Catharina - and her lovely peppery olive oil. There are, even, a couple of cheeky half-bottles for those evenings when you know you shouldn't, but you'd quite like to...