Palistorti di Valgiano Rosso Sangiovese 2023

Palistorti di Valgiano Rosso Sangiovese, organic wine, Tuscany, smooth, supple, elegant and delicious Sangiovese, pure Tuscan gold. A stunning natural wine from the hills around the beautiful town of Lucca in Tuscany.  Sangiovese can be a tricky grape. So often its sharp acid, tannins and sour fruit characteristics can yield a wine that strips rather than coats the mouth. Particularly when glugging from those cheap bottles in the straw basket, the Fiasc! Well, there is absolutely none of that with this wine. Laura di Collobiano produces wines of sheer class and style. Beautifully crafted, soft Sangiovese which retains all of its authenticity and natural character but with a luxury veneer which keeps you reaching for the bottle. For Tuscan wine lovers, this is a must try wine.  The new 2023 vintage is absolutely lovely, a great vintage.

The story Tenuta di Valgiano started in 1992 when the ancient but disused estate was purchased by Moreno Petrini and his wife Laura.

The estate is some 40 hectares with 16 under vines and Laura now produces just 4 wines, three red and a white from a mixture of local and international grapes.  Tuscan grapes Sangiovese, Cannaiolo, Trebbiano and Malvasia, are joined by small plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc and even some strange additions like Roussanne and Savagnin. The farm is worked according to Biodynamic principles, and is now Demeter certified. The farm has started to produce fruit of outstanding quality, thanks to the age of the vines and benefit of natural farming on the rare and excellent terroir - sandstone bedrock with calcareous, marl and limestone covering.

The results are evident in the quality of these bottles. They are wines with grace and poise and a quality level which rivals the more prestigious regions of Chianti Classico and Montalcino.  In fact, we believe the top wine from the oldest vines, call simply 'Tenuta' is arguably one of the finest red wines in Tuscany.