Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy

A supple, balanced and brightly-fruited sangio for weekend welcoming. Riccardo and Jennifer Campinoti purchased a mixed planting of old and young vines in Montalcino in 2003, establishing Le Ragnaie, and today the organically farmed estate is divided into three distinct parcels across 42 acres. FUN FACT #1! Their vines are the highest in Montalcino, with some reaching above the DOCG mandated 1,960 feet above sea level! FUN FACT #2! ‘Troncone’ means stump and was the nickname of Riccardo's grandfather, PLUS, there is also a sizeable stump in this sandstone-limestone-clay vineyard, giving this wine's name an adorable and arborous double meaning! ‘Ragnaie’ is also the name of the vineyard, and translates to Etruscan for spiderweb, which is reflected on the label by the netting that Etruscans would use to catch small birds up on these high slopes. Teen-aged sangiovese vines were harvested and fermented on skins for two weeks in concrete, before ten months in used Slavonian oak casks to soothe. Salted cherry, leather workshop, laurel bush, raspberry, scratchy pepper, stone cottage, truffle hunting, rose petal & sweet spices. Enjoy with antipasti!