Tenuta San Leonardo, Villa Gresti Di San Leonardo, 2017
Tenuta San Leonardo, Villa Gresti Di San Leonardo, 2017
- Red Still
- Organic
- Carmenère, Merlot
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Villa Gresti (named in honour of Marchesi’s ancestor Gemma di Gresti who helped repatriate thousands of Italian prisoners of war from Russia after World War I).
An impressive wine for an impressive lady, Villa Gresti is fast closing the gap on San Leonardo and based as it is on a different blend (90% Merlot) from separate vineyards is not a second wine but an alternative expression of the estate’s unique terroir. This leaves many big-name and bigger-price Pomerols in the shade.
"Like a fine Pomerol with a spicy, earthy Northern Italian twist, this shows all the pedigree one would expect from such a renowned property, and with seven years maturity is softening and developing more complexity and roundness. This is a perfect match for lamb and one to impress diehard claret fans to consider options a little further away from the Gironde, geographically if not stylistically."
Tom, Head Wine Guru
What the critics say:
"So vibrant for its age, this has so many herbal aromas it’s almost got a herb-liqueur nose! Very cool and elegant, in the way good old Bordeaux is, but with youthful vitality, and it has a core of blackberry and ripe elderberry. Self-confidently dry finish."
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