San Leonardo 1997
Tasting Notes
- Genuary 2010 - Fine Wine - 18.5/20
- Still exhibiting a lively color. Deep, satisfying aromas of black berry fruit on the nos, still forceful and youthful. Hints of toast are there, too, but well integrated. Concentrated and complex, solid of structure, this is a wine that combines power with eleganc, complexity, and very considerable lenght. Will happily improbe and hold for a dozen+ years.
- Wine Spectator - 95 Points.
- Classified 12th in the world's 100 best wines. San Leonardo 1997 was also awarded the Oscar del Vino for the best red wine by the Associazione Italiana Sommelier
Harvest Report
The 1997 vintage, with 1990 and 1995, was the growing year that saw least precipitation. There were only 470 millimetres of rain in total, most of it concentrated in the period from mid June to mid July. Hours of sunshine were within the norm and high in the months of September and October. Temperature fluctuations in the same period were considerable, with a difference of 17 °C between day and night temperatures in September, and 13 °C in October.
The Merlot grapes were the first to be harvested, starting on 2 October and continuing until 20 October. There was a total absence of rain in the second ten days of the month and thereafter.
Maturity Curve and Serving
Still youngish. Come back in five or six years' time. Serve at a temperature of 16 °C.
Awards
I Vini di Veronelli - Three Star
Gambero Rosso - Three glasses
Bibenda A.I.S. - 5 Grappoli
Wine Spectator - 95 points. Classificato al 12° posto dei migliori 100 vini del mondo.
Il San Leonardo 1997 ha inoltre ricevuto dall´Ass.Ital.Sommelier l´Oscar del Vino come miglior vino rosso
