Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano Poderi Sanguineto Riserva

Dora Forsoni is not interested in pleasing the international palate; she is interested in making wine that tastes like Montepulciano. In a region often crowded by polished, over-oaked bottlings, the Sanguineto Riserva stands apart as a rustic, unapologetic homage to tradition. Dora, a winemaker who is as likely to be found hunting wild boar as she is pruning vines, crafts this red with a fierce dedication to the old ways.

The liquid here is Prugnolo Gentile (the local, thick-skinned clone of Sangiovese) supported by Canaiolo and Mammolo, all farmed organically on soil that feels alive. Fermented in concrete and aged in massive, neutral Slavonian oak casks, the wine is allowed to breathe, evolve, and settle without the makeup of new wood. It’s a wine with dirt under its fingernails. This 2021 Riserva captures the sun-drenched intensity of the vintage while maintaining the signature Sanguineto tension—a balance between raw power and a savory, almost feral elegance that you simply cannot manufacture in a lab.