2019 Poderi Sanguineto I & II Rosso di Montepulciano

Region: Rosso di Montepulciano DOCG > Tuscany > ItalyGrapes: 80% Sangiovese, 20% mix of Canaiolo + MammoloVineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified biodynamic farming, red sandy clay soils; grapes destemmed, pressed very softly and fermented in concrete, aged in used botti; bottled unfined/unfiltered with minimal added So2; 14% ABVWinemaker: Dora ForsoniLegend has it that the Romans and Etruscans fought so many battles in the vineyards owned by Dora Forsoni and her partner Patrizia Castiglioni that the ground turned red with blood, prompting the locals to refer to it, morbidly, as "Sanguineto", which loosely translates as bloody.  The story, whether apocryphal or not, is fitting, since the two vineyards ('I' and 'II') that comprise their property produce some of the finest Sangiovese in the region. Called Prugnolo Gentile locally, Sangiovese forms the backbone of this wine, fleshed out, as tradition dictates, with small measures of Canaiolo and Mammolo. Dora has been walking the vineyards