2016 Pergole Torte
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These lovely 2016 vintages from Montevertine impress and excite on all levels. The 2016 Le Pergole Torte takes top prize and represents a crowning achievement for Martino Manetti and his family. Fruit comes from vines that are between 20 and 50 years old, and the wine is carefully aged in oak casks, slowly incorporating complexity and textural richness during this careful process. This classic vintage is chiseled and sharp, and the fruit is framed with exacting precision. It is softly layered in the mouth and just gorgeous on the long finish. Le Pergole Torte will give its best many years from now, so put this bottle way at the back of your cellar.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2016 Le Pergole Torte is magnificent, just as it was last year. Rich, dense and explosive, with stunning depth and texture, the 2016 possesses off the charts intensity while remaining light on its feet for such rich a powerful, layered wine. There is almost no perception of tannin. Black cherry, plum, lavender, menthol, spice and new leather all meld together in a pliant, striking Pergole Torte endowed with tremendous pedigree and nuance. Put simply, the 2016 is off the charts great. The only reason the 2016 does not earn a perfect score is that cramped quarters in the cellar oblige Montevertine to bottle Pergole Torte in several lots. (AG)
One of the highlights in this tasting and an early candidate for the wine of the vintage, the 2016 Pergole Torte is simply off the charts. Readers will find a potent, virile wine in need of serious cellaring. Just as last year, the 2016 is dark and rich to the point of being quite brooding, but today, the wine is even more reticent than it was back then. The 2016 was fermented in cement. It then spent a year in neutral French oak barriques, followed by a second year in 10 and 16HL casks.
The 2016 Le Pergole Torte is mesmerizingly beautiful. Dark cherry, plum, lavender, spice and leather give wine its dark, almost somber personality. Time in the glass brings out a brighter, more floral dimension to the flavors. Readers looking for a cellarworthy 2016 will find much to admire. I can't wait to see where this goes.
About the producer
The legendary Montervertine estate was created by the Manetti family in 1967 and is best known for its iconic pure Sangiovese, Le Pergole Torte. Based in Chianti but with the wines labelled as IGT Toscana, these elegant wines are rightfully some of Tuscany and Italy’s most sought-after.