2021 Fanetti Rosso di Montepulciano

Cantine Fanneti of Tenuta Sant'Agnese is a 3rd generation estate founded in 1920 by Adamo Fanetti, Adele Andreucci's husband. Adele was the daughter of a Montepulciano landowner, the proprietor of the Sant'Agnese farm. Adamo set out to improve the wine his father-in-law was already producing, and made the decision to bottle this higher quality wine on the estate. Having put his plan into practice, he brought his wine to the first traditional wine fairs that took place in Siena in the 1930's, and from that moment the wine's fame was assured. Awards came thick and fast, including international recognition, such as the gold medals won at the Grands Prix of Paris, Ljubljana and Milan. Fanetti was the Vino Nobile, and the two would become synonymous. This association was confirmed following a rigorous study of the "genuine" Italian wines carried out by specialists and published in the weekly "OGGi" magazine. The study definitively recognized Grand Officer Adamo Fanetti, grandfather of the current owner of the Sant'Agnese Estate, as the "legitimate patron of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano". While we wait for the Vino Nobile to mature, we drink Rosso di Montepulciano, which spends less time in wood and in bottle, but gives more than just a sense of the terroir of this part of Tuscany. We suggest pairing with steak, pappardelle with meat sauce, or lentils with mushrooms.