With 2 original hectares planted in the heart of Tuscany, a lovely drive up into the hills above Florence, tucked into a sunny patch in the forest, Poggio la Noce is the epitome of a boutique winery. Now having 6 hectares, they have tripled in size. The estate was founded by the husband and wife team, Enzo Schiano and Claire Beliard, who assist in almost all of the daily work. They grow grapes and olives, have some animals and cultivate a garden for their seasonal food, everything is natural. As passionate foodies, they care what goes into their bodies. Theirs is perfectly positioned, meticulously cared for with a full understanding of ‘you get what you pay for.’ Focused, caring, and eager, these 2 are making some terrific wines and are really getting noticed.

AGING: The wine remains in steel at cool temperatures for 6 months before bottling.

Pinko Pallino is a Rosé produced from early harvested Sangiovese grapes, with a little Canaiolo. The quality of the fruit for this Rosé wine emphasizes freshness and lively acidity. It is a gorgeous, radiant pink grapefruit color, dry, with long acidity and structure, yet very easy to drink on a hot summer day. Pinko Pallino is released six months after harvest and is only aged in steel vats.

BOTTLES 2000 bottles.
ALC: 12% to 13%
CELLARING: Several years

The ultimate in ready-to-drink wine, fresh, fruity, composed of 90% Sangiovese grapes. In the future it will be obtained from the new "Le Civette" vineyard, planted at the beginning of 2018 with Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino grapes. Ruby red with shades of purple. Nose of violet scent, intense red and black fruit, and a touch of minerality. In the mouth, medium structure, with well-integrated tannins, ends with good persistence, not overly aggressive.

BOTTLES: 4000 bottles
ALC: 13% to 14%
CELLARING: Easily 5 years

AGING: In large oak casks of 10 hl (botti) for about 20 months, followed by another 12 months in bottle prior to being released.

Sangiovese in purity is obtained from the vineyard parcel where the soil is particularly stony. The vineyard is called Vigna I Tulipani for the flowering of many wild tulips in spring. It is a medium-bodied, elegant wine with a pleasant freshness. A true expression of how Sangiovese should taste.  Elegant. The nose is classic Sangiovese, with notes of violets, red and fresh black fruit, and balm, with hints of licorice and graphite. On the palate it is elegant, with broad tannins still youthful and chewy, revealing its aging potential.

BOTTLES: 3000 bottles.
ALC: 13% to 14%
CELLARING: 5 to 10 years

AGING: The Sangiovese will age for 24 months in large oak casks (10 Hl) and the Colorino in barriques of French oak (225L), with the final wine resting another 12 months in bottle before being released.

The wine with which started their adventure. It is a wine obtained from the oldest Sangiovese parcel, planted in 2000, with a small percentage of Colorino. It is a complex and elegant wine that requires a long refinement in the bottle. A wine of highly notable quality. Dark ruby red, deep and bright. The nose offers a series of scents: dark fruit, violet, and rose essence, with spice notes of black pepper and cinnamon, with hints of licorice and chocolate. To the palate, the wine presents a full-bodied structure with silky and exuberant elegance, the tannins are elegant and soft, and the accompanying acidity guarantees its long aging potential.

BOTTLES: 2000 bottles.
ALC: 13% to 14%
CELLARING: 15+ years

AGING: The Sangiovese will age in large oak casks (10 Hl) and the Colorino in barriques of French oak (225L) for 24 months, followed by another 24 months in bottle before being released.

We like to think of Paonazzo as a GrandReserve wine. The blend is 50% Sangiovese and 50% Colorino.The fruit comes from the oldest parcel of the Poggio la Noce, a single vineyard, and only 100 cases are produced annually. It is an explosive, stunning blend that boasts a deeply ruby color. It is a wine of immense structure, and it’s meant for serious cellaring. Intense red ruby color. The nose offers red and dark fruit aromas with scents of spices and even oriental spices. The wine presents great concentration to the palate with velvet-like tannins, delivering elegance and long aging potential.

BOTTLES: 1000 bottles.
ALC: 14%
CELLERING: 20+ years

Vin Santo, Occhio di Pernice, made from mostly Sangiovese grapes and aged in small oak casks. This is a real treat. Not much to come by, and we don't bring much into the States, so get it while you can. Golden caramel color, with scents of mature fruit, dried fruit, and oriental spices. In the mouth, it shows great concentration, with deep and velvety sweetness, offering a never-ending finish and great complexity, suggesting a long aging potential.

FYI: It takes about the same amount of grapes to produce 24 (750ml) bottles of wine as it does to produce ONE single half bottle (375ml) of Occhio di Pernice. This is because the grapes are left to dry on reed mats before they are pressed, so the skin/pulp ratio decreases notably. Furthermore, almost half of the wine evaporates from the casks during Occhio di Pernice's  10-year-long aging period.

BOTTLES: 1000 bottles of 375 ml.
ALC: 14%
CELLARING: Easily 10-15 years

FERMENTATION: The grapes are handpicked roughly three weeks before phenological maturation, and the clusters are pressed whole immediately. Fermentation is the traditional “méthode ancestrale”, where fermentation starts in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats using indigenous yeasts and is then interrupted to allow the wine to be bottled without the addition of secondary yeasts or sugars (or anything else!). Primary fermentation then continues in the bottle, thus giving the wine its small bubbles and effervescence, with a natural deposit of the lees. This delicious, naturally sparkling rosé wine is fab. It is made with early harvested rosé juice according to the ancestral method, where primary fermentation is halted, the wine is bottled with no additions, and re-fermentation continues in the bottle giving rise to delicate bubbles and an opaque cloudy lee deposit. The resulting wine is pure fruit, delicious bubbles, and an all-natural, antique rose color! Cloudy opaque antique rose with a delicate scent of wild strawberries, citrus fruit, and white peach. Palate: Creamy, delicate bubbles with a balance of fruitiness and fresh acidity.

BOTTLES: 1200 bottles.
ALC: 12% to 12.5%
CELLARING: To be enjoyed within 18 months of release.