Unquestionably the finest Vino Nobile I have tasted over the past several years, the 2004 Carpineto serves as a...

Refined, mature, elegant and flavourful example here of Vino Nobile, with nicely integrated tannins, juicy acids,...

Carpineto makes some of the most modern, dense and barrel aged wines of Tuscany. It has deep colour and a lifted...

Lots of punchy flavours in this VNM as well as depth and concentration. Quite tight at this point especially for a...

The 2004 Carpineto Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano Riserva is medium bodied, nicely aromatic, INTEGRATED to aged wine. The nose shows cherry, almond, leather and oak, whereas the palate displays coconut and some more cherry. It is tannic to very tannic (decant for 1 to 2 hours) and the finish is long. It will benefit from further aging, perhaps another 2 or so years and can be cellared for 10 to 20 years. My impression: NICE to BEAUTIFUL, 89.5 pts - not a food friendly wine. Tasted May/11.

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