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2 Total Awards
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  • Vicino Lontano 2018 Sangiovese Puglia IGT, Italy
  • Vicino Lontano 2018 Sangiovese Puglia IGT, Italy
2018 Sangiovese

Vicino Lontano

Puglia, Italy

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About This Wine

Vicino Lontano

Sangiovese

The Vicino Lontano Sangiovese is a new favorite of the Firstleaf team. Exploring the Italian peninsula is wonderful because every region and micro-region presents new, captivating flavors and twists on expectation. This wine comes from Puglia, the southern ‘boot heel’ of Italy, and the wine shows it. The wind off the Mediterranean cools the vineyards, giving us a wine that enjoyed the sunshine without any of the bad effects of overheating. The wine is complex and you can taste fruit, but what is more enticing are the savory, spicy flavors that are concentrated around the middle part of your palate. Dark red fruits mingle with the cigar box and white pepper notes on the finish. Take this in during and after an Italian meal. And judges love it too! It took home 90 Points and a Gold medal from the 2019 Sommeliers Challenge.
Vicino Lontano 2018 Sangiovese Puglia IGT, Italy

Wine Region

Puglia

The heel of Italy's "boot," sunny Puglia (the "g" is silent), is famed for its olive oils, almonds and of course, its rich, full-bodied wines. Although dry and intensely hot in the summer, Puglia has coastlines on three sides, providing cool Mediterranean breezes to alleviate the daytime heat. Primitivo (known in the US as Zinfandel) does well here, with other popular red varieties including Sangiovese and Negroamaro. But it is not all about reds in Puglia: the local Fiano grape produces gloriously nutty, tropical-flavored white, while Falanghina makes intensely fruity wines with citrus blossom notes.

Flavor Profile

Pairs well with… Roasted Pork Loin, Fresh Pasta, Risotto

Body 2 Acidity 2Sweetness 3Fruit Intensity 1Tannin 4

Tasting Notes

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We love Sangiovese for it's punchy Italian profile. This wine has the fruit, but it also has savory spicy flavors hiding beneath. There's leather, and it tastes more aged and more settled that other wines we've tried form this vintage. It finishes with a beautiful mid-palate concentration.

Awards

Vicino Lontano 2018 Sangiovese Puglia IGT, Italy: Sangiovese

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2 TOTAL AWARDS

  • Points 90 Points, 2019 Sommelier Challenge
  • Gold Medal, 2019 Sommelier Challenge
Vicino Lontano 2018 Sangiovese Puglia IGT, Italy