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Wine Details
Price:
$14.00 per bottle
Description:
Leon Millot from our vineyard and 20% Sangiovese from Southern New Mexico afford this selection refinement, maturity and complexity. Its bouquet is full of blackberry and red plum aromas with subtle hints of caramel from the barrels. Accessible now or cellar for a few years.
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Varietal Definition
Leon Millot:
Early french-american hybrid grape very similar to Marechal Foch.
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Sangiovese:
Sanguis Jovis, the Latin origin for the varietal name, literally means “blood of Jove.” Sangiovese is one of the oldest known varietals and it is likely that ancient Etruscan winemakers cultivated it, although the first literary reference to Sangiovese was in 1722. Sangiovese is probably indigenous to Tuscany, whose most famous wine is Chianti. Chianti is a blend that currently contains a minimum of 90% Sangiovese.Sangiovese thrives in hot dry climates. Because these climatic criteria generally enhance quantity, rather than quality, it takes careful cultivation and winemaking techniques to produce really excellent wine from this grape.
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