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The 2007 Il Nero di Casanova (Sangiovese) is a fresh, vinous offering with a pretty core of plump red fruit, flowers, tobacco and sweet herbs. The wine offers excellent persistence and lovely overall balance. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2012.
Although proprietor Giorgio Rivetti is best known for the wines he makes in Piedmont, his Tuscan offerings have come a long way in the last few years.
Scents of ripe berries, vanilla and coffee. Full bodied, sweet tannins, impeccably balanced. fruit, wood and acidity, fine finishAlcoholic fermentation for 6-8 days at contolled temperature, malolactic fermentation in oak. Ageing in medium toasted French oak for 9 months. Racking in stainless steel vats for 2 months before bottling, finishing in the bottle for 2 months.
