Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo, 2016 - Magnum
Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo, 2016 - Magnum
- 150cl
- 13.5%
- Red Still
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Merlot
Please note, this Fine Wine Exchange wine is being sold on behalf of another Club Member. Your purchase is covered by our standard returns policy.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Optimal drinking window: Now - 2055
San Leonardo is one of Italy's great Bordeaux-inflected reds, and this 2016 is a fine expression of why the estate commands such respect. From the Lagarina Valley in Trentino, where the Guerrieri Gonzaga family has been farming since the eighteenth century, it blends Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, and Merlot into something that feels distinctly Italian despite the Bordelais blueprint: structured and serious, but with an Alpine freshness and an earthy, herbal edge that no Médoc château could quite replicate.
The 2016 vintage gave generous, ripe fruit with excellent natural acidity, and after a decade the wine is starting to open up in a very rewarding way. Dark berry fruit, dried herbs, cigar leaf, and fine graphite tannins that have softened without losing their backbone.
What the critics say:
"A wine to drink at least 10 years from now, the 2016 San Leonardo is positioned to be enjoyed in the far long term. Like its Tuscan cousin from Bolgheri, Sassicaia, San Leonardo from the mountainous north of Italy is always a wine that starts off quietly but that grows in intensity and complexity as it completes its bottle evolution. This elegant vintage reveals beautiful tones of dark berry fruit, spice and freshly milled white pepper. The wine is exceptionally balanced, fresh and long. I can't wait to come back to this vintage 10 or 20 years from now."
-
-
Speak to one of our Wine Gurus
Speak to a Wine GuruWith years of experience, our team can help you with all your wine buying and selling needs