2004 Montevertine

Young Martino Manetti is following in the very big footsteps of his father, not an easy undertaking as Sergio Manetti was a larger-than-life Tuscan winemaking icon and one of the most important names in Italy's winemaking history. Montevertine was one of the first estates to eschew the Chianti name, opting to make Super-Tuscan wines instead: Sergio was fiercely opposed to using white grapes in his wine and basically never did, even when they were still labelled Chianti. The estate's Montevertine Rosso is as good as any Chianti and their Le Pergole Torte Super-Tuscan is an ode to rustic, traditionally made sangiovese at its best. All those who insist that temperature control is an absolute necessity to make world-class wines ought to come and take a look here.