Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wines are renowned in history as the wines of the Italian nobility; the excellent 1999 vintage has a dark red-purple color, refined nose of dark fruit and spices, delicious black berry, vanilla and subtle oak flavors and remarkably round tannins and a long and satisfying finish; since 1385, Antinori has been one of Italy's most famous producers, today offering a wide range of inexpensive, good-value wines as well as some of the world's most prized wines.
Allow 20 minutes for breathing and serve at 18˚C; match with refined truffle and mushroom pastas and roasted meat dishes as well as Japanese style meat skewers.
Minimum 10 months in Slovakian large oak casks and small oak barriques and six months bottle aging.
Enjoy now or can be cellared for another 3 years.
John H. Isacs