Report on The Event: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Walkaround Tasting May 15, 2023 at Aria

The Date and Time:  Monday, May 15, 2023, 11:30AM – 3:30PM
The Event: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Walkaround Tasting
The Venue: Aria
The Target Audience: wine trade, agents, media, sommeliers
The Availability/Catalogue: The proprietors of the eight Vino Nobile di Montepulciano featured wineries were in attendance; two were looking for agents (Manvi, Podere Casanova).
The Quote/Background: This appellation of Tuscany is between Siena and Rome, just south of Chianti, and was famous for its light red wines based on sangiovese. The walkaround featured pressure-less pourings from Cantina Crociani (Cavinona Wine Agency), Carpineto (Univins and Spirits), Fattoria del Cerro (Cavinona Wine Agency), Fattoria Svetoni (Tre Amici), Il Molinaccio (United Stars), Manvi (looking for agent), Podere Casanova (looking for agent) and Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano (Tre Amici).
The Wines: I did not taste all the wines. I skipped a white wine and a vinsanto, and a few Rossos di Montepulciano....

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Crociani Vino Noble di Montepulciano Riserva Toscana
-Podere Casanova Vino Noble di Montepulciano Settecento
-Manvi Ojas Vino Noble di Montepulciano Riserva 2019
-Fattoria Svetoni Vino Noble di Montepulciano 2019 $25
-Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano Vino Noble di Montepulciano 2017
-Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano Vino Noble di Montepulciano Riserva 2016
-Fattoria del Cerro Vino Noble di Montepulciano 2019
-Fattoria del Cerro Vino Noble di Montepulciano Riserva 2017
-Il Molinaccio di Montepulciano Vino Noble di Montepulciano Riserva La Poiana 2019 [organic] $86.95
-Carpineto Vino Noble di Montepulciano Riserva DOCG 2019
-Carpineto Appodiato di Montepulciano Poggio Sant'Enrico 2012 Vino Noble di Montepulciano DOCG


***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Podere Casanova Vino Noble di Montepulciano DOCG
-Podere Casanova Corte Vino Rosso di Montepulciano DOC
-Podere Casanova Irripetibile IGT Toscana
-Manvi Myra Rosso di Montepulciano DOC
-Manvi Arya Vino Noble di Montepulciano
-Crociani Vino Noble di Montepulciano
-Fattoria Svetoni Rosso Noble di Montepulciano 2021
-Fattoria Svetoni Vino Noble di Montepulciano 2020 $25
-Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano Vino Corbaio Rosso Toscana 2018
-Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano Vino Campaltino Toscana Rosso IGT
-Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano Vino Rosso di Montepulciano 2021
-Fattoria del Cerro Antica Chilesi
-Il Molinaccio di Montepulciano Vino Noble di Montepulciano La Spinosa 2019 [organic] $63.95
-Carpineto Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2020
-Carpineto Farnito Cabernet Sauvignon IGT 2020

The Food: Aria provided an enormous Italian buffet selection which included multiple cold cut platters of first rate salumi (nothing hot), caprese salad, pizza, roast potatoes, roast chicken, roast porchetta, asparagus risotto, gnocchi, a wheel of parmigiano reggiano, biscotti.
The Downside: nothing really – the weather co-operated for those of us who wanted to be outdoors.
The Upside: good listing of Vino Nobile wines, which I have not seen in the same room in Ontario for quite some time.
The Contact Person: b.marassi@ice.it
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 96



Dean Tudor,  Prof Emeritus T'karonto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) School of Journalism Treasurer of Wine Writers' Circle of Canada http://www.deantudor.com
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