{"title":"Montevertine","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIf you follow Tuscan wine at all, Montevertine needs little introduction: it’s one of the few Chianti estates with a genuine cult following, and Le Pergole Torte is among the most sought-after Sangiovese in the world. If not, here’s the short version. In 1967 Sergio Manetti, a Milanese steel industrialist and art lover, bought a run-down farmhouse in the hills of Radda in Chianti as a country retreat. He planted a few hectares of vines, sent his first wines to Vinitaly almost out of curiosity and, working with the legendary oenologist Giulio Gambelli, set about making pure, traditional Sangiovese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn 1977 he released Le Pergole Torte, the first wine from Radda made entirely from Sangiovese. A few years later, rather than add white Trebbiano to his reds as the rules then required, he walked away from the Chianti Classico consortium, and his wines have been labelled simply as Toscana IGT ever since. Each vintage of Le Pergole Torte carries a different female portrait by his friend, the artist Alberto Manfredi, and the labels have become almost as collectable as the wine. Today Sergio’s son Martino runs the estate in exactly the same spirit: old vines, large Slavonian oak and Sangiovese at its most honest and age-worthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"montevertine-le-pergole-torte-2023","title":"Montevertine Le Pergole Torte 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eMontevertine sits in Radda in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico. Sergio Manetti bought the property in 1967 and began making wine soon after. In 1981 he left the Chianti Classico consortium rather than add white Trebbiano to his Sangiovese, as the rules then required, and his wines have been labelled simply as Toscana IGT ever since. Today his son Martino runs the estate, farming along biodynamic lines without formal certification and working with Sangiovese alongside the local Canaiolo and Colorino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLe Pergole Torte is Montevertine's flagship, first made in 1977 and the first wine from Radda in Chianti made entirely from Sangiovese. It comes from selected parcels of the estate's oldest vines and is aged for a year in barrique, then a further year in large Slavonian oak casks. Every vintage carries a label by the artist Alberto Manfredi. The 2023 is a restrained, graceful vintage, with red fruits, leather, earthy notes and spice, and a quietly layered complexity that will unfold over many years in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montevertine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59145628418379,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/4684\/3723\/files\/MontevertineLePergoleTorte2023.png?v=1793969787"},{"product_id":"montevertine-le-pergole-torte-2022-jeroboam-3l","title":"Montevertine Le Pergole Torte 2022 Jeroboam 3L","description":"\u003cp\u003eMontevertine sits in Radda in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico. Sergio Manetti bought the property in 1967 and began making wine soon after. In 1981 he left the Chianti Classico consortium rather than add white Trebbiano to his Sangiovese, as the rules then required, and his wines have been labelled simply as Toscana IGT ever since. Today his son Martino runs the estate, farming along biodynamic lines without formal certification and working with Sangiovese alongside the local Canaiolo and Colorino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLe Pergole Torte is Montevertine's flagship, first made in 1977 and the first wine from Radda in Chianti made entirely from Sangiovese. It comes from selected parcels of the estate's oldest vines and is aged for a year in barrique, then a further year in large Slavonian oak casks. Every vintage carries a label by the artist Alberto Manfredi. Expect a deep, expansive Sangiovese with layers of dark fruit, leather and cedar, fine but firm tannins and a long, savoury finish. Best from around 2029, it will reward patient cellaring for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montevertine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59145794224459,"sku":null,"price":1350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/4684\/3723\/files\/MontevertineLePergoleTorte2022Jeroboam3L.png?v=1793978311"},{"product_id":"montevertine-rosso-2023-magnum","title":"Montevertine Rosso 2023 Magnum","description":"\u003cp\u003eMontevertine sits in Radda in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico. Sergio Manetti bought the property in 1967 and began making wine soon after. In 1981 he left the Chianti Classico consortium rather than add white Trebbiano to his Sangiovese, as the rules then required, and his wines have been labelled simply as Toscana IGT ever since. Today his son Martino runs the estate, farming along biodynamic lines without formal certification and working with Sangiovese alongside the local Canaiolo and Colorino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMontevertine is the estate's namesake red, made as Chianti Classico from 1971 to 1981 and simply as Montevertine since. Typically around 90% Sangiovese with 5% each of Canaiolo and Colorino, it is aged for around two years in Slavonian oak. Expect bright red cherry, herbs and spice, with fresh acidity and fine, savoury tannins. In magnum it gains extra poise in the cellar and makes a generous centrepiece for the dinner table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montevertine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59145798943051,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/4684\/3723\/files\/MontevertineRosso2023Magnum.png?v=1793898936"},{"product_id":"montevertine-il-duemilaventuno-di-sergio-manetti-2021-magnum","title":"Montevertine Il Duemilaventuno di Sergio Manetti 2021 Magnum","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMontevertine sits in Radda in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico. Sergio Manetti, a steel industrialist, bought the property in 1967 as a country house, planted a few hectares of vines and, working with the oenologist Giulio Gambelli, began making pure, traditional Sangiovese. In 1981 he left the Chianti Classico consortium rather than add white Trebbiano to his wines, which have been labelled simply as Toscana IGT ever since. After his death in 2000, his son Martino took over, and Montevertine is now one of the most sought-after estates in Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIl Duemilaventuno di Sergio Manetti (“Sergio Manetti’s 2021”) was made to mark 100 years since the founder’s birth. The grapes, 100% Sangiovese, were picked in October 2021 from the oldest Le Pergole Torte vines, planted in 1968 and 1982. After a 25-day fermentation in concrete, the wine spent 24 months in a single 16-hectolitre Slavonian oak cask, with no French oak, and was bottled unfiltered in September 2024: just 1,000 magnums, each one numbered. The name echoes 1989 and 1991, the two vintages in which Sergio bottled his finest selection of Sangiovese under his own name. For the label, the family chose an unpublished 1990s linocut from the private sketchbook of Alberto Manfredi, Sergio’s close friend and the artist behind the Le Pergole Torte labels: Sergio in profile, face to face with a woman, echoing the female portraits that have graced every Le Pergole Torte label since the 1980s. Expect dark cherry, plum, leather, cedar, incense and dried flowers, with real concentration, freshness and structure. A true collector’s bottle, built to age for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montevertine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59153629577547,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/4684\/3723\/files\/MontevertineIlDuemilaventunodiSergioManetti2021Magnum.png?v=1793968266"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/4684\/3723\/collections\/IMG_9611_1e033d45-41e3-4082-aa25-d4588726ab8f.jpg?v=1793986933","url":"https:\/\/blenheimvintners.com\/collections\/montevertine.oembed","provider":"Blenheim Vintners","version":"1.0","type":"link"}