Full Body, Fruity (Super Tuscan - Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon). IGT. Alc 13.5%.
91 pts Wine Enthusiast: "Notes of dark berries, dried figs and candied cherry on the nose are contrasted with herbs and stones at the back. Cherry-vanilla cola soaks the palate, before savory notes of bay leaf and other herbs emerge. Tannins are easygoing and ready for drinking, given shape by a through line of acid.".
GOLD medal - Mundus Vini.
Luca Maroni “The Overall Best Italian Wine 2020” + 99/99 “Best Producer 2020”.
Crowd-pleaser red (popular with different wine drinkers); layered and long finish. Ideal with pizza or pasta.
NB: This wine can sometimes be found with slightly different spellings/labels, for example on Vivino. It can also be found listed under the LINE of Duca Di Saragnano*, as opposed to the ESTATE of Barbanera. See the links below to read more on this wine:
- VIVINO link 1 "Vecciano 2017"
- VIVINO link 2 "D.d.S. Vecciano"
* What’s in a name? In the case of the Barbanera family’s winery they chose to pay respect to a great legend whose descendant became a close friend of Luigi Barbanera (father of Marco and Paolo who now run the estate). The original Duca di Saragnano came from Campania but fled north to Tuscany, around the 10th Century, as foreign invaders took over much of southern Italy. The Duca di Saragnano was remembered as “amongst the bravest and noblest local defenders” of the Italian land, who “fought valiantly” against the aggressors. Centuries later the inheritor of the title ‘Duca di Saragnano’ met the Barbanera family, who had started out in 1938 with home-produced olive oil, cheeses, cured meat and wine, and granted the use of the prestigious name as “a token of his esteem”.