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2019 La Ricolma, San Giusto a Rentennano, Tuscany, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot
Ready - youthful
Product: 20198211396
2019 La Ricolma, San Giusto a Rentennano, Tuscany, Italy

Description

The iconic San Giusto a Rentennano 2019 La Ricolma remains one of the most important Merlot-based wines made in Italy—and the world, for that matter. This vintage reveals rich texture and tightly knit concentration that is layered with black cherry, earth, spice and sweet oak. These various elements are beautifully balanced against one another. This is a massively beautiful, full-bodied wine released with just 3,790 bottles. Like the other releases from this estate, it is certified organic.

Drink 2024 - 2048

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (February 2023)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Merlot
Body Full Bodied
Producer San Giusto a Rentennano

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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