Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2009 Vintage: See Montepulciano for more about this region of Tuscany, Italy.

Consorzio rating: 4 Stars (Excellent).

Le Bertille 2009 vintage report: Very cold temperatures during the period January-February. Normal rise of the temperature in the first weeks of March. Followed, however, by snow in the third week with rigid [very cold] temperatures. Then followed by a very hot May which determined an earlier than usual flowering with the month of June being particularly rainy. The months of July and August brought a rise in temperatures providing an excellent maturation followed by a hot September but with stress for the vineyard. See Le Bertille.