Villa Sant'Anna (English)

The Villa S.Anna winery represents a part of a large estate that has been in the maternal familly of Simona Ruggeri Fabroni since 1700. Today it is precisely Simona along with her two daughters, Anna and Margherita, who manage the estate , run entirely with a woman's touch. This estate has always produced wine but has never stopped looking for the best ways to make top quality wine since the first vintage was bottled in 1998. Today there are 15 hectares of vineyards in production with vines ranging from 8 to 40 years of age. The production yields about 85.000 with 60% of them shipped out to foreign markets. The guidelines are very strict: meticulous work in the vineyards, important clonal selections and a thorough selection of the wood for ageing with traditional oak barrels and barriques from the most important French suppliers.

The lengthy ageing of the wine in barrels at the natural temperature of the centuries-old cellars is distinctive. Over about ten years, a great passion has brought Villa Sant'Anna to become one of the most quoted wineries in Montepulciano by receiving mention in all the magazines in the sector and rewards from a constantly growing market in Italy and abroad.

The first wine I would like to speak about is the Nobile di Montepulciano 2004. Ruby red in colour. It slowly opens on the nose with scents of cherry and spicy hints of pink peppercorn. In the mouth its pleasure is immediate with almost sweet tones. A good connection between sapidity and presence of minerals. Long finish with vegetal notes.

But the Nobile di Montepulciano Poldo 2003 is the wine that offers more surprises. Deeply concentrated crimson red in colour. The bouquet is of great intensity and the length presents a vast array of scents featuring red fruits, spices and vegetal hints. It continues with a rich body of thickness and a wisely dosed proportion of wood. Soft tannins that evolve into a never-ending finish. A wine that must definitely be on the shelves of your cellar.

Azienda Villa S.Anna

Abbadia di   Montepulciano

Tel. (0039)  0578.708017         www.villasantanna.it