Montevertine - Le Pergole Torte 2019 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $299.00
| Producer | Montevertine |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 1555367 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2019 Le Pergole Torte is all class and refinement. At the same time the 2019 is quite reticent at this stage. In this tasting the Pergole Torte comes across as more refined and aromatically expressive than the Montevertine with lovely brightness driving the red berry fruit. Elegant and sophisticated the 2019 is a wine to treasure for the next several decades. Time in the glass brings out the floral upper register and red Sangiovese fruit of Pergole Torte. Martino Manetti?s 2019s and 2020s are magnificent. The Montevertine which has long lived in the shadows of Le Pergole Torte is quite impressive in both vintages. Because Montevertine is aged exclusively in cask (while Pergole Torte sees a year of barrel and a year in cask) it exudes a feeling of classicism that is especially distinctive. In 2020 Montevertine includes a new parcel on the other side of Radda that seems to add greater richness and weight. Manetti describes 2019 as a year with a regular summer and no excesses. Harvest started on October 5 and lasted 15 days while picking began about a week earlier in 2020. In tasting the 2020s show more density and opulence than the 2019s but both vintages are strong across the board.- By Antonio Galloni on June 2022
vWine Advocate: 97 Points
Holding back initially this wine simply needs more time in bottle and I have adjusted the drinking window accordingly. The 2019 Le Pergole Torte is a long-term proposition showing initial stirrings of tart cherry fruit plum licorice tobacco and crushed stone. There is a pretty floral tone of violet or rosemary flower even now. Winemaking takes this special selection of 100% Sangiovese though cement and Allier and Slavonian oak. The balanced acidity stands out nicely. There are 29000 bottles of the 2019 vintage and I recommend you put yours in the cellar for five to 10 more years.
