{"product_id":"podere-forte-orcia-petruccino-2020-75cl","title":"Podere Forte, Orcia, Petruccino 2020 - 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003ePetruccino is the most approachable red from Podere Forte, a biodynamic estate that Pasquale Forte built from scratch in the Val d'Orcia in 1997 — 500 hectares of Tuscan hillside, of which only around sixteen are vines. It is 100% Sangiovese from the Rocca d'Orcia corner of the Orcia DOC, a quiet appellation south of Montalcino that rarely gets the attention it deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything here is farmed by the Steiner playbook and vinified with a purist's restraint — spontaneous ferment in French oak vats, a couple of weeks on skins, then around 14 months in barrel. The 2020 was a warm, dry year saved by cool nights that held onto the acidity, so the wine stays fresh where it could have turned jammy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect a nose of dried black cherry and crushed rock, with violet and lavender lifting above a savoury, faintly balsamic base. The palate is polished — red plum and sweet spice wrapped around a core of sour-orange acidity, fine tannins, a clean and gently grippy finish. It has the mineral seriousness of the estate without asking you to lay it down for a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA weeknight-into-weekend Sangiovese for people who like their Tuscan reds taut rather than sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 16-18°C. A 45-minute decant rounds it out nicely. A medium Bordeaux or all-purpose red glass does the job. Drinking well now and over the next few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe River Cafe in Hammersmith, where Tuscan Sangiovese is the house tongue. Bocca di Lupo near Piccadilly, for regional Italian done properly. Brat, if you want it beside the grill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBistecca or a rare lamb chop suits its acidity and grip. For something lighter, a bowl of pappardelle with a slow ragu.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674821288260,"sku":"127090120200100750","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/127090120200100750_ae981b43-b129-48e1-a2a8-0b5b8e0d17de.png?v=1759088659","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/podere-forte-orcia-petruccino-2020-75cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}