{"id":11580,"date":"2024-11-08T06:58:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=11580"},"modified":"2024-11-08T06:58:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:58:41","slug":"a-trip-to-tuscany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=11580","title":{"rendered":"A trip to Tuscany"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11580\" class=\"elementor elementor-11580\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be65396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be65396\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c003458\" data-id=\"c003458\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa40fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fa40fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regular readers may know that I recently spent some time in Europe &#8211; the website wasn\u2019t updated for several weeks. One of the places I was travelling through was Tuscany. I\u2019m specific about this, as although we were technically \u2018in Italy\u2019 I was never more than a two hour from Florence at any point &#8211; so, to me, the destination was Tuscany. The intention was to travel slowly. If you research visiting Tuscany online, you could see that the places I stayed in, you could visit in a couple of \u2018day tours\u2019 if you were of a mind to whizz through ticking off sights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>I hardly did anything \u2018touristy\u2019 &#8211; although a funny thing happened when I turned the corner from Via Fumari into the Piazza del Duomo, one morning in Siena. I\u2019d had no intention of joining one of those prodigious queues to go inside the Duomo\u2026 but faced with the vista of this remarkable building, I made an on-the-spot decision that <i>not going inside<\/i> was probably a bit silly. My fortnight in Tuscany was also \u201cnot a wine trip\u201d. But, wine did feature &#8211; daily. And I did visit a few Cellar Doors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>One of the first towns on my list was Montalcino. Mrs WineFolio had read the excellent book \u2018Vanilla Beans and Brodo\u2019 by Isabella Dusi, and persuaded me to have a go at it too &#8211; since \u201cit\u2019s about wine\u201d. The story of one Australian lady\u2019s gradual assimilation into the life of a tiny hilltop town made me want to spend at least one night within the walls of Montalcino &#8211; which I did. Other highlights were five days in San Gimignano. This world-heritage listed medieval town is usually another day trip to the average tourist, but I have to say that the opportunity to stay in a palazzo in the main Piazza and see the town after dark, and first thing in the morning, was exceptional.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49c8cf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49c8cf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e655a11\" data-id=\"e655a11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49c479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e49c479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Antinori-nel-Chianti-1024x632.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Antinori-nel-Chianti-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Antinori-nel-Chianti-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Antinori-nel-Chianti-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Antinori-nel-Chianti-1536x948.png 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Antinori-nel-Chianti-348x215.png 348w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Antinori-nel-Chianti.png 1558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85810dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85810dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d9cdb\" data-id=\"66d9cdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cdbca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cdbca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among the wine spots I did go to were the \u20182022 Vineyard of the Year\u2019 &#8211; Antinori nel Chianti Classico (photo above), and lunch at the rooftop restaurant, Rinuccio 1180. A private tour of Canalicchio di Sopra and a chat with Marco Pacenti; a tasting at Ciacci Piccolomini; and Fanetti Tenuta Sant&#8217;Agnese in Montepulciano &#8211; plus multiple \u2018tasting flights\u2019 at enotecas and restaurants.<\/p><p>Once returned to New Zealand, I wanted to have an evening indulging in and recreating the tastes of Tuscany that had been so special every day. This article will focus on the wines of the night, but I can\u2019t go past the food that accompanied them. Charcuterie, foccacia, cheese, pasta, risotto, roast pork with white beans, rocket and crispy potatoes. Antipasto, Primi, Secondi, Contorni flowed into Tiramisu, Olive Oil lemon cake and (a lot of) Limoncello.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ab80c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ab80c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e93c09\" data-id=\"8e93c09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f96f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f96f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-whites-1-692x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-whites-1-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-whites-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-whites-1-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-whites-1.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a001203\" data-id=\"a001203\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f4428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6f4428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tuscan white wines aren\u2019t a lot to write about. San Gimignano has a small reputation for the Vernaccia that seems to be particular to that region. I enjoyed the wines when we were there, and tonight a bottle of <b>Geografico Borgo alla Terre Vernaccia 2022<\/b> went very well with the antipasto platters. Light-bodied, with floral, citrus, pear, some astringency and a toasted almond note. it is not strictly fitting to the brief of Tuscan wines, but <b>Antinori Bramito della Sala 2022<\/b> is one of Italy\u2019s best Chardonnays, and we can forgive the Umbria origin tonight, as it\u2019s good to see some Antinori on the table. Generously flavoured with golden apple, quince, lemon curd and pineapple. Again, there is a lovely green sapidity mid-palate, with nettle, chamomile and a bite of minerality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7af27e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7af27e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dba51fa\" data-id=\"dba51fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242e592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"242e592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moving to the dinner table, first courses are pasta shells stuffed with ricotta, pesto and spinach and baked in a simple passata sauce; a dairy-free risotto of mushroom and white truffle and rocket salad. I open the Chianti reds to ease us into the evening. <b>Frescobaldi Nippozanna Chianti Rufina Riserva <\/b>is perhaps one of the most-recognised and therefore easiest wines to find in NZ from the northern Chianti sub-region. This 2020 came straight off the shelf of a local retailer. A few others ventured out from people\u2019s cellars\u2026 <b>Fattoria dei Basciano Il Corto 2005<\/b> is a single-vineyard wine made from 90% Sangiovese and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Again, not a hard wine to track down locally, but good to see an older bottle. <b>La Vigna di San Martino ad Argiano Chianti Classico 2012<\/b> is pure Sangiovese. All three are drinking very well. The oldest wine with just a hint of age to it. The 2012 in prime drinking window, and the brand new 2020 just a lovely, fresh, cherry-soaked, boldly tannic red that went so well with the hefty carb-laden first courses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac773b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac773b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-945663e\" data-id=\"945663e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5d974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea5d974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad6df3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad6df3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fd50d8\" data-id=\"6fd50d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71221f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d71221f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Main course is a pure re-creation of a dish I enjoyed on a back street in Florence, sitting at an outside table drinking Chianti. Baked pork fillet with pepper and rosemary, white beans with lashings of olive oil and garlic, and crisp roast potatoes. Two wines from Montalcino feature next &#8211; <b>Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 2013<\/b> and <b>Siro Pacenti Vecchie Vigne Brunello di Montalcino 2010<\/b>. In the couple of days I was in Montalcino I tried a couple of excellent tasting flights of Brunello, which just re-confirmed my love of this wine, made from the Sangiovese Grosso clone that is specific to the region. The Pacenti wine has a nod towards modernity as it is matured in french oak barrique, not the large-format slovenian oak that is traditional to Brunello producers. It is noticeable, and a good segue into the next set of wines &#8211; the new wave of wines that use non-native\/traditional varietals such as Merlot and Cabernet.<\/p><p>Many of these wines are simply labelled IGT &#8211; Indicazione Geografica Tipica. Created after the inception of the DOC and DOCG, IGT was established for winemakers who fell outside of the requirements of DOC and DOCG, but were still making notable wines by way of consistency and quality. <b>Isole e Olena Cepparello 1999<\/b> comes from an iconic Chianti producer, and is actually 100% Sangiovese, but labelled IGT. It is their iconic wine, and also shows a fair bit of new oak, framing tart cherry and cassis flavours. Moving towards the western coastline of Tuscany, Bolgheri is a region famed for \u2018Super Tuscan\u2019 wines of often eye-watering prices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6b1224 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6b1224\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d49ebb9\" data-id=\"d49ebb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aab3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0aab3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tuscan-reds-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f3bd66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f3bd66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39c7910\" data-id=\"39c7910\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2beb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2beb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Grattamacco Bolgheri Superiore 2012<\/b> and <b>Tenuta dell\u2019Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2001<\/b> are both top wines from this region, showing the blending of french varieties with italian ones, and a similar blending of winemaking techniques. Grattamacco typically has two-thirds Cabernet and the rest split between Merlot and Sangiovese. A floral entry with lots of ripe dark berry fruit, liquorice and a slatey minerality through the palate. Heroic tannin makes a mark.<\/p><p>Ornellaia has an interesting short history &#8211; having been founded by a member of the Antinori family &#8211; at a time when other family relations were planting vines and making wines such as <b>Sassicaia<\/b> and <b>Solaia<\/b>, which went on to become international hits and make the name of Super-Tuscans. Ornellaia was also owned at one time by Mondavi, and is now in the ownership of Frescobaldi. The 2001 wine has 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc in the blend. Very smooth, with supple tannin and exquisitely balanced.<\/p><p>Tuscany! 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