Wines

Boscarelli

Montepulciano

Fuligni

Winemakers: Luca Ferrari & Maurizio Castelli

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, ‘king of all wines’ according to poet Francesco Redi in the 17th century, bears a family resemblance both to Chianti Classico and Brunello, as it is made from Prugnolo Gentile, a clone of Sangiovese. Boscarelli is a small estate of 13 hectares of vines planted at an altitude of 250-300 metres above sea level on a gently sloping amphitheatre of sandy/calcareous, clayey/silty land and is surrounded by woods – ‘bosco’ is local dialect for woods, hence the name. Family-run, with four decades of winemaking excellence and a track record of vintage-to-vintage consistency, Boscarelli could rightly lay claim to that of ‘appellation leader’. Owner Paola De Ferrari Corradi (now flanked by sons Luca and Nicolo) and star oenologist Maurizio Castelli celebrate a gorgeous style of wine that is vinosity itself, at once combining richness and complexity.

The blend for the Vino Nobile is 90% Prugnolo Gentile with 6% Malvasia Nera and 4% Mammolo from clones of their own old vineyards. Aged 24 months in a combination of barrel, tonneaux and barrique, the wine is structured with classic blueberry and plum evolving to violets. Complex and elegant, there are notes of dried herbs, earth and leather, the palate flavourful with and made supple by silky tannins. Riserva is 90% Prugnolo Gentile with a mixed 10% of local and international varieties from mostly 35-year-old vines planted at a density of 6000 vines per hectare. Concentrated blackberry and plum fruit with notes of chocolate, spice, violets and tobacco, the rich palate rounded by firm tannins and a long finish. From time to time we also ship small quantities of Nocio dei Boscarelli, Trembles’ favourite wine, a single vineyard blockbuster from the vineyard with the walnut tree.

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Wines
2005 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
2004 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Riserva x 6