Avignonesi Desiderio Toscana I.G.T. Merlot 2020 MWO

Avignonesi

On the label next to our bull Desiderio, there is also a small kangaroo, to remember our winemaker Ashleigh Seymour. After being part of our team for many years, she decided to return to her birth country Australia to embark on new adventures.

Explosive olfactory impact. The wide aromatic bouquet ranges from cherry and plum jam to notes of black tea, rhubarb, and graphite, and final touches of cardamom. The entrance is bursting. On the palate it is enveloping and deep, accompanied by a silky and linear tannin typical of the structure of Tuscan Merlot. Tastefully juicy and in symbiosis with the olfactory notes, it gives notes of coconut and black pepper in the aftertaste.

GRAPES
100% Merlot

HARVEST
Early September

VINIFICATION
Fermentation with use of indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature for 25-30 days, with daily pumping over and punching down.

AGEING
In oak barriques (225 ltr)

AWARDS
2020: 92 pts Vinous | 90 pts Wines Critic

$65.00

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The Good Wine Industry

The company’s mission is to assume leadership in the context of the “good wine industry”. An ecosystem built on organic and biodynamic agriculture, sustainable distribution systems and consumer education. We work transparently and by innovating, driven by a very long-term view. The development of Avignonesi, founded on the production of wine, also extends to our Hospitality.
The Ancient Greeks would have defined a similar approach to the wine industry with the words kalòs kagathòs: literally, the beautiful and the good. The portrayal of an idea of indivisible beauty and goodness. Virtues that speak of a profound coherence of soul, uniting qualities that if separated could not have existed. To be “beautiful” (kalòs) one had to “also behave well” (kagathòs). An ancient concept that encapsulates Avignonesi today: working with determination to act in a noble way, as well as being producers of Nobile.
Placing high-level products and services on a global market, respecting people, the land and the community of Montepulciano. A constant search for excellence and, in addition to quality, delight, in perfect harmony with the promises made to customers and end-consumers, through distribution channels and hospitality, which are not just empty words.
The level of attention paid to the impact of the Avignonesi Group has become foundational to build our company culture. A long journey that began in 2009 and was formalized in 2021 with the recognition of Benefit Corporation. Generating value, acting coherently, mitigating impact and safeguarding an organic and biodynamic approach is the only path that Avignonesi recognizes as effective.

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