2019 Giodo "La Quinta" Rosso Toscano IGT

Carlo Ferrini, arguably the most famous Italian enologist today, has spent the last 30 years establishing his reputation as one of the greatest winemakers and consultants in Italy, and for that matter the world. Podere Giodo is his life's work. One year after his first vintage in 2009, Carlo received another 100-point score, the 2010 Giodo Brunello. After years of buildng and improving the reputation of some of Italy's most established estates, Carlo Ferrini had finally built his own estate.  This young Sangiovese would likely have been made into Brunello if the Consorzio for Brunello didn't limit Carlo's production (250 cases). The name Giodo is a tribute to Carlo's parents, Giovanna and Donatello.

Sangiovese is used to produce this younger interpretation of Tuscany's famous variety. The wine matures for 12 months in 500 and 1200 liter oak casks. This expression of Sangiovese comes from the fifth vineyard ever planted in Montalcino, hence its name - in Italian "La Quinta" mean the fifth - is remarkably refined.