Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Vigna Il Nocio 2021 SO20231114 and the Saar

and the Saar

vinified with native yeasts and aged on the lees before being bottled as an Extra Brut

thriving as much on finesse as on body

with smoothly integrated oak spice

Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Vigna Il Nocio 2021 SO20231114 and the SaarVigna del Nocio means "vineyard of the walnut tree," named for the old noce that has long stood among the vines at Boscarelli's Cervognano estate. It is the crown jewel of one of Montepulciano's quietly great families: a four hectare single vineyard parcel of Prugnolo Gentile (the local Sangiovese) acquired in 1988, planted in a mosaic of sand and clay at around 300 meters elevation. Bottled only in top vintages, this single vineyard Vino Nobile sees