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2012
Les Gouttes de Dieu – volume 29
Il vino Tenuta di Valgiano rosso 2001 su Les Gouttes de Dieu n°29:
Brief summary..
Shizuku, Tomine and Christopher have started their search for the 9th apostle. Following Yutaka Kanzaki’ s description, Tomine is projected into a hectic marathon threatening his health!
Shizuku, flies to Italy to taste the wines, whereas Christophe, persuaded he has already found the apostle, proposes Miyabi a bet which could turn out to be filled with consequences for the young lady..
Pages 14-17
They start with describing Tenuta di Valgiano 2001 as a “cloudy day”. But, even with a little swishing in the glass, it starts revealing itself. It is then decanted, and rays of sunlight come through, and they describe the bouquet coming off it as its being decanted like “a child who cannot be contained”.
When decanted properly, they describe it as a really sunny day where the contrast between light and shade burns into your eyes, where you want to jump outside. Its like when you’re anticipating something pleasurable, and the temperature outside goes up by 2-3 degrees.
But the freshness evident in the wine points to the fact that its not just “a sunny day”, this wine, it’s only because it was cloudy before that you get such a sense of freshness from it. They describe the wine as embodying “The sense of openness” you feel when there are rapidly clearing skies, and you are eagerly anticipating something pleasurable to come.
Shizuku explains : this wine is the flagship from the Tenuta di Valgiano winery which is located on the hills above Lucca, just under the PIzzorne hills west of Florence. 1999 was the first vintage (with a great reputation), and has a strictly limited production, which fits the description of “Super Tuscan” perfectly.
The vine inspiration
Maggio 2012
Tenuta di Valgiano
Fergus Miller
Luglio 2012
Tenuta di Valgiano
Le guide dell’Espresso
I vini d’Italia 2012
La Tenuta di Valgiano, che deve il suo nome a una piccola frazione collinare di Lucca insediata nella valle scavata dal fiume Sana, inizia la sua storia vitivinicola all’inizio degli anni 90. Laura di Collobiano e Moreno Petrini coadiuvati dall’enologo Saverio Petrilli, hanno costruito nel tempo una realtà di alto livello, elaborando vini curati e mai ovvii. Le ricerche agronomiche orientate a una più attenta lettura delle diverse potenzialità dei vitigni e dei suoli, e non ultima la svolta biodinamica operata a partire dal 2001, hanno ulteriormente caratterizzato la produzione. Un progresso che ha giovato in particolare al Tenuta di Valgiano, vino di grande fascino, che offre un senso di naturalezza invidiabile. Tenuta di Valgiano ’08: punt: 17/20 note speziate e di confettura di prugna; in bocca entra con morbidezza, il tatto è vellutato, lo stile elegante , la chiusura lunga ma non profondissima. Palistorti ’09punt: 15,5/20
SLOW WINE 2012
Guida Slow Wine 2012
Slow wine 2012.pdf
