Vigneto Poggio Sant’ Enrico Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
This single vineyard Vino Nobile hails from Carpineto’s Montepulciano Estate in only the finest vintages. An intense bouquet of black fruit defines the Sant’ Enrico parcel. Plum notes are interlaced with nutty and peppery notes and hints of vanilla rendered from extensive oak aging – 12 months in new French and American oak barrels and 4 years in bottle. It is full bodied with structured tannins and a long, persistent finish.
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- 2015 - Decanter - 90 pts
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- 2015 - James Suckling - 92 pts
- 2015 - Wine Spectator - 94 pts
- 2012 - Wine Enthusiast - 90 pts
- 2012 - Wine Spectator - 94 pts
- 2010 - Wine Spectator - 93 pts
- 2010 - Wine Enthusiast - 90 pts
- 2009 - Wine Spectator - 93 pts
- 2007 - Wine Spectator - 90 pts
- 2006 - Wine & Spirits - 91 pts
- 2006 - Wine Enthusiast - 92 pts, Cellar Selection
2015
Decanter - 90 pts
Lots of ripe red cherries, plums, and a herbal note. Good density on the palate and good length.
James Suckling - 92 pts
A dense and rich Vino Nobile with lots of 2015 character that delivers black-cherry, spice and hazelnut character with some wood. It’s full-bodied and layered. Juicy finish. Drink or hold.
Wine Spectator - 94 pts
This is reaching its sweet spot, offering smoky plum, black cherry, mushroom, iron, earth and menthol aromas and flavors. Dense, firm and muscular, with a long, complex aftertaste.
2012
Wine Enthusiast - 90 pts
Made with 100% Sangiovese, this has aromas suggesting blue flower, resin, French oak and plum. The linear palate is rather austere, offering dried cherry, prune, licorice, tobacco and a hint of game framed in close-grained tannins that leave a firm, drying finish. Drink through 2025.
Wine Spectator - 94 pts
Ripe black cherry, black currant and plum fruit marks this suave red. Rides the line between polished and muscular, with dense tannins shoring up the fruit, while iron, tobacco and wild herb elements add detail. Shows fine balance and length, promising a long life ahead.
2010
Wine Enthusiast - 90 pts
Aromas of underbrush, pipe tobacco, toasted oak and a whiff of baked plum appear in the forefront. The tightly wound palate offers dried black cherry, licorice and grilled herb frames austere close-grained tannins. Give the tannins a few more years to relax then drink to catch the fruit richness.
Wine Spectator - 93 pts
This leans more toward iron and balsamic notes, but also features ample cherry, plum, soy and tobacco flavors. Lean and sinewy, yet holds together nicely, with a long aftertaste of fruit, iron and tobacco.
2009
Wine Spectator - 93 pts
This has mellowed to a harmonious blend of sweet black cherry, blackberry, plum leather and tobacco aromas and flavors. Firm tannins lend support as this builds to the long, fresh, fruit – and spice filled finish. Drink now through 2023.
2007
Wine Spectator - 90 pts
The aromas are complex and alluring, full of sweet plum, cherry, leather, tobacco and wild herb notes. On the palate, this reveals a firm edge that dominates through to the chalky finish. Drink now through 2023.
2006
Wine & Spirits - 91 pts
Offers a modern take on Vino Nobile: Dense and firmly tannic, with spicy, plummy fruit, it reveals notes of mushroom and forest floor after time in the glass. Decanter this for a few hours and enjoy it with a rare steak.
Wine Enthusiast - 92 pts, Cellar Selection
Powerfully built with nice depth, this is loaded with succulent black cherry sensations layered with underbrush, tobacco, licorice, black pepper, clove and mocha accents. The palate is balanced by firm, velvety tannins and fresh acidity. Drink 2016 – 2026.
2004
Wine Enthusiast - 91 pts
Made from Sangiovese selected from top sites in Carpineto’s Poggio Sant’Enrico vineyards and aged in barriques, this wine opens with plum, underbrush and coffee aromas. The palate is youthful and well balanced, delivering restrained black fruit, spice, espresso and oak flavors. Drink after 2016.
Wine Spectator - 91 pts
Mature, this red exudes forest, mushroom, cherry, juniper and sage aromas and flavors. Complex and fresh, showing fine harmony and a mix of fruit and spice accents on the finish. Drink now.
2003
Wine Enthusiast - 90 pts
This vineyard-designated Vino Nobile shows concentrated notes of prune, cassis, tobacco and leather. The mouthfeel is linear, and it has a dusty, almost gritty texture. The wine’s density feels good on the palate.
2001
Decanter - Silver Medal
Dense garnet. Mature. Scented and evolved nose of liquorice, coffee, plums. Full ripe and round with spicy mature flavours. Impressive length.
Wine Enthusiast - 92 pts
This is an evolved and sophisticated Vino Nobile with rich concentration, dense texture and very pretty, wood-driven notes of vanilla and spice that are splashed evenly over black currants, plums and prunes. The wine exhibits harmony and balance, and although it is on the thick or gritty side, it does have the natural tannins to pair with succulent meat.