La Ciarliana, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, 2017

Chatting with Luigi, he calls 2017 a nightmare. Spring frosts, followed by summer drought. It’s a wonder he didn’t throw in the towel.

Harvests across the area were few and far between - but where there are fewer grapes, there is more flavour.

All that growth concentrated to a fraction of the yield - that means you get something intense, powerful, and fragrant.