The first document to mention the Castello di Potentino is dated 1042. It then belonged to a certain Count Pietrone or Pepone. However, the original foundations are probably Etruscan. Over the centuries the property passed through the hands of many well-known Tuscan families of noble descent - the Tolomei, the Bonsignori and the Salimbeni. At the end of the 16th Century, it became a center for the charitable works of the hospital order of Santa Maria della Scala. The vineyard at the Castello di Potentino is situated on the slopes of the highest peak in Tuscany, Monte Amiata, an extinct volcano. The valley is low, and sheltered which means that in the summer the days are hot, but the nights are cold, allowing the fruit to ripen but not mature too early. The earth is volcanic, geologically very new and mineral rich.
I was visiting a friend who has an incredible wine collection from California. His Italian collection comes second. We just randomly picked this wine after an hour of debating what we were in the mood for)!
Tasting notes:
Nose: Delicately floral, lightly spiced, liquorice, black fruit and some chocolate.
Palate: Dry, medium bodied, well-balanced acidity. Slightly more tannic than I had expected it to be perhaps because it needed a few hours to open in order for the fruit to show.
I.G.T. Tuscany, Italy
Approximate retail price: $22.00
(History is made available through: http://www.potentino.com/history/)
Nose: Delicately floral, lightly spiced, liquorice, black fruit and some chocolate.
Palate: Dry, medium bodied, well-balanced acidity. Slightly more tannic than I had expected it to be perhaps because it needed a few hours to open in order for the fruit to show.
I.G.T. Tuscany, Italy
Grape Variety: Sangiovese
Approximate retail price: $22.00
(History is made available through: http://www.potentino.com/history/)
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