BARBANERA

In Cetona, on the southern edge of the Sienese wine-growing territory, Barbanera operates at the borders of the area that gives rise to Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG. The reference grape is Sangiovese in its local expression, Prugnolo gentile, a clone that imparts to the red wine the recognizable texture and color of the denomination. From here come wines designed to last, where the raw material is as important as the time it is given. The aging protocol is the company's signature: two years before market release, a stricter discipline than that practiced by many Tuscan colleagues. This prolonged waiting is not a whim but a structural choice, oriented towards depth rather than immediate drinkability. The result is a Vino Nobile that demands patience from its producers and repays it to those who drink it, measuring its value by its ability to age gracefully in the bottle.

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