2015 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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100% Sangiovese. Deep ruby with orange tinges. Quite developed on the nose with the beginning of undergrowth and what looks like oak. Rich, dark-fruit palate with a frightening amount of drying tannins. Clumsy and lacking in varietal clues. (WS)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The price difference between this 2015 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and the Vecchie Viti del Salco is noteworthy. This more affordable option delivers ripe fruit, dark cherry and blackcurrant folded within spice and delicate hints of campfire ash. It is a pure expression of Sangiovese, otherwise known locally as Prungnolo Gentile. The wine ages for 18 months in oak, of which 70% is botte grande and 30% is tonneaux. You'll catch a lot of plummy, ripe fruit flavors on the finish. A solid 120,000 bottles were produced.
Salcheto's 2015 Nobile di Montepulciano is a soft, juicy wine to drink now and over the next handful of years, while the flavors remain bright. This is an especially fruity, straightforward style.