We obtain samples from Tuscany’s San Felice on a daily clip, and at the moment we take a look at a quartet of excellent wines in present launch.
For an excellent time, please take a look at Rob’s wide-ranging interview with Carlo De Biasi, director of San Felice Wines. In the meantime, let’s dig in.
2023 Bell’Aja Bolgheri Blanco – White wines from Bolgheri are uncommon, however this mix of primarily vermentino is proof that we needs to be ingesting extra of them. Energetic notes of pineapple and quince kick issues right into a New World vibe instantly, although ample acidity and salinity mood any ideas of this wine changing into blown out by fruit. However it stays vivid and vibrant properly into its prolonged end, which showcases a near-perfect stability of tropical fruit, lemon curd, and gooseberry. I can’t discover a lot in the best way of faults right here. Get it. A / $40
2021 San Felice Vigorello IGT – A lush Supertuscan constituted of pugnitello, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, and petit verdot, 2021’s launch appears much less austere and heavy than prior renditions, its tannins already a bit softened en path to an endgame that looks like it is going to be extra fruit-forward than anticipated. Cherries pop brightly with a mild underpinning of currants and spice, adopted by ample graphite and a layer of oak. Somewhat balsamic retains the acidity excessive, although it by no means comes throughout as austere or overblown. Not like final yr’s classic, this is able to go now. A- / $60
2020 San Felice Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino DOCG – The 2020 expression of this iconic Brunello feels tight at the moment, and maybe on the skinny aspect in comparison with prior releases. Aromas of rosemary and black pepper are pungent, however the densely pruny qualities of Campogiovannis passed by are absent right here, changed by a lean and initially nutty character that strikes into notes of dried cherries, balsamic vinegar, and darkish chocolate. That each one sounds fairly pleasant, however the physique simply isn’t there this yr to again all of it up, with inadequate acidity. Anise and extra chocolate make for fitful bedfellows on the end, which ultimately turns a bit beefy. Grippy tannins cling to the perimeters of the palate for what looks like ages because the wine fades out. It’s superb with a hearty meal however reveals as underdeveloped by itself. B+ / $73
2020 San Felice Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG – That is the highest tier Gran Selezione bottling of Poggio Rosso (stylized on the label as PoggioRosso), a Chianti Classico expression that fires on all cylinders from the very begin. Crisp, tart cherry notes dominate, with undulating components of turned earth, contemporary inexperienced herbs, and a pinch of anise on the end. Rhubarb-heavy bitterness offers the end a big grip, with a reprise of cherries on the fade-out. As iconic an instance of Chianti Classico as you’re prone to discover. A / $85
2021 San Felice Vigorello IGT
USD60
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