MONTETI

2008 Tenuta Monteti

Grapes Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot
Colour Red
Origin Italy, Tuscany
District Maremma
ABV 14%

On the nose this wine immediately reels you in, some wildness at the edge complements the deep dark fruit which has a wonderful gloss to it. This converts to a beautifully weighted, rich and sexy palate, so many layers and sensations but all beautifully integrated with great drive and push. You can almost sense the enormous amount of effort that has gone into this fabulous wine. The blend is put together from 21 different 'wines' - the final blend is chosen by the family with winemaker Christian - from a 'top three' put together by consultant oenologist, Carlo Ferrini. Once they choose their favourite of these they then tweak and refine it further, adding different elements from different casks. Finally tasting their favourites on four seperate occasions over a 48 hour period, before deciding on the final blend for the vintage. This meticulous approach really pays dividends, the 2008 Monteti is the best to date, the mind boggles at this great estate's potential. Bravo! 50% Petit Verdot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. L&S (Apr 2014)


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Dark crimson. I would hate to be given this blind and am pretty sure I would put it in Bordeaux. Wild and fresh on the finish – perhaps a little freer, less corseted and less heavily oaked than the average bordeaux at this price. For a wine of this age, it’s GV. Drinking range: 2013 - 2019 Rating: 17/20 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Aug 2015)

The 2008 Monteti impresses for its depth and pure sensual expression of fruit. A warm, inviting bouquet leads to dark cherries, asphalt, graphite, tar and licorice in this rich, dynamic wine. The personality of the Tuscan Maremma comes through in spades. The 2008 is another incredibly reasonably priced wine from Monteti. It will challenge wines costing two times (or more) as much! Monteti is 50% Petit Verdot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in French oak barrels, 70% new. Tenuta Monteti remains arguably the single finest source for reasonably priced wines in Maremma. Drinking range: 2015 - 2025 Rating: 94-100 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (May 2014)

The 2008 Monteti impresses for its depth and pure sensual expression of fruit. A warm, inviting bouquet leads to dark cherries, asphalt, graphite, tar and licorice in this rich, dynamic wine. The personality of the Tuscan Maremma comes through in spades. The 2008 is another incredibly reasonably priced wine from Monteti. It will challenge wines costing two times (or more) as much! Monteti is 50% Petit Verdot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in French oak barrels, 70% new. Drink: 2015 - 2025 Drinking range: 2015 - 2025 Rating: 94-100 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (May 2014)

Tenuta Monteti

Tenuta Monteti is in the southern part of the Maremma, close to the town of Capalbio and some fifteen kilometres from the border of the region of Scansano, under the hill of Monteti, an amphitheatre which protects the estate from coastal winds. The twenty-five hectares of vineyard are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Alicante and Merlot in individual lots of one hectare, each vinified separately in the new, state of the art winery.

Monteti was founded in 1998 by engineer Paolo Baratta and Gemma Bracco, after they had conducted a long search for the right site, guided by oenologist Carlo Ferrini. The whole project was created from scratch, and Paolo's engineering background was used to the full. When the land was being prepared they encountered many huge boulders, and rather than break these up they dug them out and now they stand around the vineyard like sentinels, becoming the emblem of the estate. Much work was done to harvest rainwater for irrigation as required, and also to prevent run-off erosion. Sensors are installed all round the vineyard to measure vine stress and and soil humidity, including several underground. The winery was built to allow all processes to be by gravity alone, and for all the parcels to be vinified separately. There are nice little engineering touches such as the handrail of the gantry over the vats doubling as the pipe that carries the must to them. The first wines were finally produced in 2004 and first marketed in 2007. Eva Baratta, daughter of Gemma and Paolo, took up the reins in 2010, helped by her husband Javier Pedrazzini. Roberto Rossi, who has been there from the start, is in charge of the vineyards, while in the cellar it is Christian Coco, who started as a trainee in 2007 then became managing oenologist in 2012, with Carlo Ferrini still there as consulting oenologist. They are backed by a team of twelve other vineyard and cellar workers.

The wines are marked by a pronounced individuality, reflecting not only the 'terroir' of the region, but more importantly a freshness of fruit and balanced acidity which makes them so very drinkable. They are intentionally understated wines which perform on the palate in a musical fashion - a delicate introduction which builds to the most wonderful crescendo.

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