The 2016 Orcia Cenerentola is indeed a "Cinderella" in this group of wines from the up-and-coming Orcia appellation in Tuscany. The wine is made with Sangiovese blended with the little-known Foglia Tonda grape that was almost completely abandoned because it has a difficult time ripening (especially back when dropping fruit was not a common practice). Less than 20 hectares of Foglia Tonda exist in southern Tuscany today. This is a compact, lean-bodied red with bright intensity and aromas of forest berry or wild cherry. The wine offers a unique point of sourness or bitterness that livens up the palate and would pair next to pasta with cream or butter sauce. This is a tight and streamlined wine that hits the palate in direct and immediate fashion.

There is fine purity to the cherry, blackberry, violet and mineral aromas and flavors in this refined red, which is vibrant and balanced, with a long, firm finish that echoes the fruit and mineral elements, adding a woodsy note. Sangiovese and Foglia Tonda. Drink now through 2032. 830 cases made, 25 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Orcia Select to Add