San Giusto A Rentennano 'Percarlo' 2016 (750ml)
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Description
Fattoria San Giusto a Rentennano's Percarlo is a Sangiovese from Tuscany's San Giusto a Rentennano estate, vintage 2016. This is serious, age-worthy Sangiovese made for the cellar.
The 2016 opens with striking floral and mineral character: fresh-cut flowers, rose petal, and hints of mint and spice frame a core of brilliant dark fruit. There's aromatic complexity too, with notes of blood orange, lilac, honey, and a whisper of earthy minerality that extends into a long, silky finish. The mouthfeel is polished and elegant, the acidity balanced, the tannins firm but refined. This is wine built for patience. The structure and grip suggest several years of cellaring will reward you with added complexity and volume, allowing those tannins to soften and the aromatics to deepen. Compelling stuff, with the kind of ethereal quality that makes you understand why this wine transcends typical varietal expression.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Producer | Fattoria San Giusto a Rentennano |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
The 2016 Percarlo captures all of the beauty it has always shown in the cellar. Pliant, silky and exceptionally polished, the 2016 simply has it all. Freshly cut flowers, rose petal, mint, spice and blood orange add striking aromatic nuance to a core of brilliant Sangiovese fruit. Powerful and ample, with superb aromatic lift, the 2016 Percarlo is exceptionally beautiful and moving from the very first taste. A whole range of floral and mineral notes extend the finish effortless. The tannins need time to soften, so readers should plan on at least a few years of cellaring. In a word: compelling.
The iconic San Giusto a Rentennano 2016 Percarlo is a gorgeous expression, opening slowly to reveal black fruit, blue flowers, lilac, honey, potting soil and a touch of fragrant porcino mushroom. These are stunning results, with a soft and contoured mouthfeel followed by elegant tannins, balanced acidity and a long finish that wraps over the palate with silky intensity. Keep the wine in your cellar for a few more years, allowing it to take on extra complexity and volume. In a sense, Percarlo transcends Sangiovese. Not only does it deliver the classic characteristics of the variety, it does so with a touch of magic, transforming the grape into an ethereal and soulful expression of Tuscany.