Langelo Rosso, Bucciarelli, Castellina, Tuscany, Italy 2020
Langelo Rosso, Bucciarelli, Castellina, Tuscany, Italy 2020
This glorious Sangiovese/Merlot blend teleports you straight into the heart of Tuscany with its inviting, high-toned nose of spiced plums, morello cherry skins, weathered brick, tea leaves, freshly squeezed orange juice, wet leaves and old oak spice, and envelops you in its warm perfumed layers. It has a big yet entirely proportioned structure, rich, bold and mouth-filling with fine-grained tannins and a tangy vibrant finish. The flavours are at a lovely state of maturity, but the wine remains beautifully fresh. Made in a baby Super Tuscan style, this is a seriously classy drop. And to boot, as the name intimates, this estate has a rather special history of its own having initially been owned by Michelangelo in the 16th century! 14.5% alc. Drink now-2032.
Press review:
JancisRobinson.com: “Sangiovese has the mic and owns the stage in this blend, strutting its 'lick my raw bricks' and 'eat my dust' stuff while tossing streamers of sour-cherry favours and bitter-bark teasers at all the fans. The Merlot follows, trying to tone down the terracotta-tile cavalcade by mopping up the dust with plum juice. It's sinewy, chewy, fresh and uncompromisingly Tuscan, tasting of hot dry summer days and dusty roads and wild figs in little spots of shade. Drink now-2030.” 17 points
Customer comments:
“Tried Langelo - amazing! Can I pls order another 12 bottles?” - Mr H.L.
“We tried the Langelo over the w/e – absolutely delicious!!” - Mr. A.T.
“Lovely!” - Ms. A.S.
“The Langelo is a good find! Thank you.” - Mr K.M.
I was hoping to buy some more of the Langelo Rosso. It was so good!” - Mrs. J. G.
“Do you have any more of the Langelo? I could take another six bottles if they were going. It's great.” - Mr S.S.
“We had a bottle of it at the weekend and it was a delicious! Also looking forward to seeing how it evolves if we manage to hold on to a few of the bottles for a year or two as it definitely felt like it had “space to grow”.” - Mr. D. W.
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Press review:
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