Le Ragnaie, Sangiovese "Troncone" Tuscany, Italy 2020

Le Ragnaie is known for its elegant, terroir-driven wines that stand out in this Tuscan powerhouse category. Making complex, traditional wines from Sangiovese Grosso, Riccardo’s wines exhibit elegance and finesse by farming some of the highest altitude vineyards in Montalcino.

“Troncone” comes from vineyards at the highest point on the Ragnaie estate — a beautiful, south-facing amphitheater perched at 600+ meters. The fruit was hand-harvested and the wine spent two weeks macerating on its skins during fermentation, giving it a firm tannic structure that was polished up over the course of 12 months in large casks and six months in concrete vats before bottling.

In the glass, it’s a deep garnet red moving to pink at the rim, with a perfumed nose of wild cherries, red currants, blood orange, bay leaves, rose petals, and dusty earth.