Sangiovese Demeter IGT 2024 Osteria Organic Wine

Nutritional information per 100 ml

Contains negligible amounts of fat, saturates, protein and salt.

Sangiovese

Chance is said to have played a part when one of Italy's most important grape varieties developed from the two red varieties Ciliegiolo and Calabrese di Montenuovo. It did a good job: around 100,000 hectares in Italy are now planted with it.
Or was it divine providence after all? The name could certainly suggest so, as Sangiovese literally means Jupiter's blood. The demands this grape makes on its surroundings would be worthy of the name. It ripens late, remains on the vine for a long time and has thin skins, making it very susceptible to rot, which can be a problem particularly in cool, wet years. If the grapes ripen fully, however, they produce tannin-rich, fruity and elegant wines with aromas of sour cherries, violets, chocolate, liquorice and juniper berries. When drunk young, the wines are often marked by pronounced acidity, but over time the flavour profile rounds out, reaching its full expression in barrique. The best growing conditions are found in Tuscany, where it is therefore one of the most important grape varieties and a compulsory component of Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Brunello di Montalcino. Sangiovese is also grown in Emilia-Romagna, Umbria and the Marche. Italian emigrants took the vine with them to Australia, California and Argentina.

A characterful, very skilfully vinified wine from this originally Tuscan grape variety, offering outstanding value for money.