Grapes: Intense ruby red with garnet highlights. A wine of remarkable intensity on the nose, which layers bell peppers and wild berries over a background note of vanilla. The palate San Leonardo is a skilful blend of wines three grapes that are fermented and aged separately: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot. Before it goes into bottle, the precise proportions of the blend are decided only after rigorous tasting of samples, barrique by barrique.
Characteristics: San Leonardo is the magical heir to a tradition known the world over as Bordeaux blending. Dreams and heritage mingle to bring you a wine that conveys all its land-rooted character and genuine territory-focused appeal. A powerful yet elegant red, San Leonardo brings together the colours, aromas and savours of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot aged in small oak barrels, melding them harmoniously into a uniquely intense, full-bodied wine with superb depth of flavour.
Sensory Analysis: Intense ruby red with garnet highlights. A wine of remarkable intensity on the nose, which layers bell peppers and wild berries over a background note of vanilla. The palate is full, warm and impressively rounded, with intense aromatics that linger on the palate.
Allergic-Info: This wine can contain sulfites
Alcoholic content: 11.50 %
yr. 2001 Doctorwine:
90 of 100 Points.
"Doctorwine" has rated the wine "Guerrieri Gonzaga Tenuta San Leonardo 'San Leonardo' Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2001 on 29.06.2012 with 90 of 100 points.
"It had a bright red colour and the classic suggestion of red peppers in evidence on the nose, along with an intriguing spiciness and inviting rhubarb-like notes. The flavour was silky yet forceful, engrossing and convincingly quaffable. An excellent interpretation of the grape varieties and great goût de terroir; extremely recognizable, and with very decent length, too."
