San Leonardo
Villa Gresti Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
- Origin
- Italy, Trentino
- Varietal
- Red
- Composition
- 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Carmenere
- Soil
- sandy to pebbly soil; loosely packed
- Fermentation
- 15-18 days in cement tanks
- Aging
- 12-14 months in new and used barriques followed by 12 months in bottle
- First vintage
- 2000
- Production
- 15,000 bottles
Tasting Notes
Intense ruby red.
A broad, pervasive nose with lingering notes of tobacco and intriguing hints of vanilla and cocoa powder.
The palate offers a perfect balance of softness and acidity, with sweet, elegantly assertive, and velvet-smooth tannins characteristic of Merlot.
