It's a Tuscan Tuesday

It was a Tuscan Tuesday to remember.

Four wines from the historic San Felice wine estate were sampled. Established in 1700 and located in the heart of the Chianti Classico, just 30 minutes outside of Siena, today the estate owns a total of 1,692 acres (or 685 hectares) covering the three most prestigious wine-producing areas in Tuscany: with 370 acres in Chianti Classico, 57 acres in Montalcino and 37 in Bolgheri.

Each wine represented the unique personality of their designations of origin.

San Felice has Chianti Classico covered with four excellent wines from the historic Italian wine region.

Patience at the winery is rewarded upon release with the Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino 2017 ($66) . The wine spent three years in Slavonian oak casks and 500-liter tonneaux and then was held back another 12 months once it was bottled. There was pretty fruit aromas of cherry, cedar and incense while flavors of tea, leather, cigar wrapper, dried roses and cherry emerged. This is sangiovese at its finest.

Bella'Aja Bolgheri 2020 ($29) was 60% merlot and 40% cabernet sauvignon and had flavors of cherry, black cherry and currant. The red fruit flavors were stunning on the medium to full bodied red wine. The wine was silky and approachable with well integrated tannins.

Vigorello Toscana 2018 3 Pugnitello ($57) was 30% merlot, 30% cabernet sauvignon and 30% petite verdot. On the nose. dried violets and herbs gave way to a full-bodied red with flavors of lavender, currant and black cherry with a hot gravel sensation. A fuller-mouthfeel and well-structured tannins framed the fruit well.

The Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2017 ($66) had Balsamic, fig and conifer on the nose with tart cherry and tar flavors. A sleek wine with acidity to suggest it has a long life in the cellar if instant gratification can be avoided. It’s another showcase for sangiovese.

The San Felice estates.