Some people have the luck. Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini owns not one but four estates in Tuscany each producing quality wine from their own sub regions. This Saturday we’ll be pouring some of these fine wines for three of the wineries. Ignazio Crivelli Visconti (Elisabetta’s nephew) will join us to tell us more about the wineries unique differences.

2011 Doga delle Clavule, Vermentino $12
This Vermentino grows in the soft hills of Maremma benefiting from the sea breezes and from the light reflected by the Tirreno sea. The wine has scents of wild flowers and a hint of yellow peach. The flavor is savory with good structure.

2009 Borgo Scopeto Chianti Classico $14
90% Sangiovese, 5%Merlot, 5% Colorino
From Chianti Classico the wine ages in oak barrels for 12 months and 5 in the bottle. It has an intense bouquet with hints of soft black fruits with vanilla and cocoa. The palate is dry, firmly structured with a good harmony between fruit and tannins.

2010 Borgo Scopeto, Borgonero $20
60% Sangiovese, 20% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
The name Borgonero comes from a former farming settlement on the estate and the wine is a Supertuscan with great personality and elegance, selected from the best of the vineyards. The wine is aged for 18-24 months in durmast casks of 30 hl and 8 months in the bottle. It is intense with notes of leather and tobacco, full round fruit and velvety tannins.

2007 Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino $36
Brunello di Montalcino is perhaps the finest region for growing Sangiovese and the price usually reflects it. The Caparzo is a refreshing exception. It matures for 36 months in Slavonia and French oak barrels of medium capacity 30-50 Hl. The bouquet is penetrating, very full and varied, reminiscent of wild berries. The flavors are dry, warm, full-bodied, harmonious, delicate and austere at the same time.