**Please note: this label can be confusing concerning vintages. The front label has two years written on it, 1938 and 2018, neither of which are the vintage of this wine. The actual vintage is written on the BACK label, which is currently 2019.
99pts Luca Maroni
The wine intrigues with a generous aroma, with underlying tones of dark berries, such as blackberry, wild wine, and candied fruits, mixed with a hint of white chocolate, vanilla, and lubricated spices. Demonstrates ideal structure and stability, a wonderful balance of aroma and relish. Wine can be enjoyed without a gastronomic accompaniment, but it is also a wonderful accompaniment to grilled red meat, appetizers, syrup, and pasta with meat stew.
Winery Notes
Dark ruby red. Intense nose of plums, blackberries, some vanilla, liquorice, white pepper and chocolate. Full on the palate, with ripe, soft tannins and a long finish.
Blend of Sangiovese, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syrah
Winery Description
The Barbanera family has been producing first-class wines for over 80 years. For the milestone anniversary in 2018, the Barbanera family pressed the Gigino 80 Anniversario Toscana. Gigino was the nickname of Luigi Barbanera, son of the winery's founders. The grapes are picked by hand in the cool morning hours and slowly fermented at cool temperatures and then macerated to extract the maximum of color and natural aromas from the grapes.
