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Di Majo Norante Sangiovese 2021 750ml
🇮🇹 Violets, ripe plums, cherries & red berries with leather and anise.
Di Majo Norante Sangiovese — Molise, Italy 2021
Di Majo Norante is one of southern Italy's most important estates — a winery built on the often-overlooked terroir of Molise, where the Adriatic coast and rolling hillside vineyards produce wines of remarkable value and authenticity. The 2021 Sangiovese is crafted from estate-grown fruit fermented to preserve the grape's natural charact...Show More >
Di Majo Norante Sangiovese — Molise, Italy 2021
Di Majo Norante is one of southern Italy's most important estates — a winery built on the often-overlooked terroir of Molise, where the Adriatic coast and rolling hillside vineyards produce wines of remarkable value and authenticity. The 2021 Sangiovese is crafted from estate-grown fruit fermented to preserve the grape's natural character: bright red berry fruit, violet florals, and a dry, food-friendly structure that has made this bottling a perennial overachiever at its price point. The result is a crowd-pleasing, easy-to-drink red with just enough complexity to reward attention.
The nose is expressive and inviting: violets, ripe plums, cherries, blueberries, and red berries, with subtle undertones of leather, anise, and sweet spice. On the palate, the wine is dry and medium-bodied with smooth, chalky tannins, bright acidity, and a clean, spiced finish. It is approachable, versatile, and deeply satisfying — the kind of Italian red that disappears fast at the dinner table.
"A rich sangiovese with ripe plums, cherries, blueberries and vanilla on the nose. Chalky and powdery on the palate with a full body and sweetly-spiced finish." — James Suckling, 89 Points
- Producer: Di Majo Norante, Campomarino, Molise, Italy
- Vintage: 2021
- Appellation: Molise DOC
- Varietal: Sangiovese
- Aging: Estate-crafted for bright fruit, smooth tannins & food-friendly structure
- Closure: Cork
- Size: 750ml
- Tasting Notes: Violets, ripe plums, cherries, blueberries, red berries, leather, anise, sweet spice, clean finish
- Best Paired With: Pasta bolognese, wood-fired pizza, grilled lamb, aged pecorino, charcuterie boards
Southern Italy's most reliable overachiever — Di Majo Norante Sangiovese is the benchmark for what honest, estate-grown Molise red can deliver at an honest price.
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Wine Information:
Country: Italy
Region: Molise
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Variety: Sangiovese
Type: Reds
Size: 750ml
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