Noelia Ricci - Il Sangiovese, Emilia Romagna, Italy (2023)

TASTING NOTES

Ruby red colour with garnet tinges. Aromas of sweet red cherry fruit, wild herbs, tomato leaf and menthol. The palate is rich and creamy, with dusty minerality and is balanced by tannins that lead to a long and dry finish.

The different clones are harvested and vinified separately. Spontaneous fermentation carried out by indigenous yeast, and temperature-controlled maceration in stainless steel tanks. Skin maceration lasts 18 days followed by the malolactic fermentation, without clarification or filtration. Ageing: 70% in stainless steel tanks and 30% in concrete tanks for 8 months and minimum 4 months in bottle.

In 2010, Marco Cirese, grandson of Noelia Ricci, began working on a project to create a winery-within-a-winery. He identified the best 7 hectares of parent-winery, Pandolfa. These vineyards are located at a higher elevation (250m) with calcium-clay rich soils. 

Noelia Ricci is a small ‘cru’. The vineyards are environmentally managed with full organic conversion being completed in 2021. Just 3 wines are produced.