San Marzano Il Pumo Sangiovese 2022

There is one winery head and shoulders above all others in Italy. It's San Marzano from Puglia.  Did you read that list of accolades below? I can tell you no other winery in Italy has a rap sheet like that and today we offer their take on Sangiovese.

From the first sip, you'll notice this is a more generous style of Sangiovese with a brilliant balance of complexity and drinkability.  Place this alongside more fancied and more expensive Italian Sangiovese and this will more than hold it's own.  It's a standout and fits the bill for drinkable Sangiovese to a tee.

It's medium bodied with a melody of ripe red plum and cherry flavours, there's a backbone savoury tannins which integrate superbly. 

If you're after a smooth drinking, medium bodied Italian red with change from a $20 note, then this is your wine.  It's rare to find an Italian wine like this for under $20, it could only come from a winery that is considered by so many to be the Italian winery of the year, year in, year out.  It's a wine that you can take to a dinner party and know if will get the thumbs up. 

Hands down one of the best value Italian Reds on the market. Buy with confidence.

Red Wine Winery of the Year - Melbourne International Wine Competition 2018
Italy Red DOP Winery of the Year - New York International Wine Competition 2018
Best Cooperative Italy - Berliner Wein Trophy 2018 (spring tasting)
Best Producer Italy -  Vini 2018 (spring tasting
Best Italian Producer -  Mundus Vini 2017 (summer tasting)
Italian Wine Producer of the Year  -  Melbourne International Wine Competition 2017
European Producer of the Year -  Sommelier Wine Awards 2017
Best Cooperative Italy -  Berliner Wein Trophy 2017(spring tasting
Best Producer Italy -  Mundus Vini 2016 (summer tasting)
Best Wine Producer of the Year -  Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada 2015
European Producer of the Year -  Sommelier Wine Awards 201
Best Producer of Puglia -  Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani Luca Maroni 2015