Red

Il Carbonaione Sangiovese

Poggio Scalette

Alta Valle della Greve · Italy

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Sangiovese
Country
Italy
Region
Alta Valle della Greve
Appellation
Alta Valle della Greve
Alcohol
13.5%
Body
full
Acidity
high
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

game meat · roast lamb · aged cheeses · mushroom risotto

Rated vintages

  • 2021

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015

  • 2014

  • 201390 pts

    New leather, blue flower, espresso, chopped herb and mature plum aromas lead the way. The dense palate offers black cherry, blackberry, sage, clove and star anise set against firm fine-grained tannins that leave an assertive finish.

  • 201292 pts

    This concentrated Sangiovese opens with aromas of underbrush, toasted oak, vanilla, mature plum and ripe berry. The firm palate offers fleshy blackberry extract, clove, licorice and oak-driven spice alongside a backbone of bracing tannins. Drink 2017–2022.