San Leonardo

Trentino One of Trentino's most beautiful settings, Marchese Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga's Villa San Leonardo nestles in the broad Adige valley beneath the towering Lessini mountains. The house and estate have been in the family for generations, in fact San Leonardo is a small hamlet of its own. Often regarded as the 'Sassicaia' of the north the whole estate runs like clockwork and Carlo's passion for great wine is reflected in the way everything in the vineyards and cellars is undertaken with the aim of one thing - perfection! There is a fantastic website to visit giving a great insight into the estate and its wines - you must visit here! - San Leonardo

	Merlot di San Leonardo 2002 Bin No. LEONMERL02 Price: £10.00 The average age of vine used to produce the San Leonardo Merlot is 15 years old. The grapes are all picked at optimum maturity during the month of October, before vinification. Maturation takes place in 60 hectolite Slovenian oak barriques for 18 months and then undergoes at least a further four months in bottle before release on to the market. The final wine is brilliant ruby red in colour, displaying aromas of ripe plum. On the palate the wine ..
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	San Leonardo Vallagarina 2000 Bin No. LEONVALLAG Price: £25.00 San Leonardo is a skilful blend of wines from 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. After early maturation in large tanks the final blend spends a further two-years in new, once and twice-used French barriques followed for a further 12 ..
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