San Leonardo - IGT Bordeaux Blend Trentino 2006

San Leonardo - IGT Bordeaux Blend Trentino 2006

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Description

This wine shows a lot of life and dark fruit purity with black plum, blackberry, cassis and tarry prune.  There is a delightful note of black pepper that is specific to this warm and sunny vintage.  The fruit shows softer and richer concentration compared to past vintages and more pulpy density that gives this edition a bigger profile in terms of mouthfeel.  

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Tenuta San Leonardo

Tenuta San Leonardo is a small winery that is in the north-eastern region of Trentino in Italy. The spot that it is situated in has long been described as a spot capable of magical or wondrous things - ever since 588 AD, in fact. It wasn't until the the de Gresti family, one of the noble families of the region, bought the old monastery and vineyards in 1656 that it saw its potential as a wine estate. Though we must jump to just after the First World War when Tenuta San Leonardo started to commercially make wines. Ever since then they have stood out in the region for making incredible wines of such depth and complexity.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Bordeaux Red Blend

This is the most famous red blend of them all: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Just like in Bordeaux, where this blend originates from, you will almost always see Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot in the blend, too. Each grape brings its own special element to the overall wine be it acid, tannin, colour or aromatics.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Trento

Trento is a region in the northeast of Italy. It borders the regions of Alto-Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Like the aforementioned regions, it too is home to many crisp white wines and light red wines.