Four Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG labels and the 1996 Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC Occhio di Pernice represented Fattoria della Talosa at the event organized by Wine Enthusiast at City Winery.
September 28, 2026 (Montepulciano, Italy) — On September 14, 2026, Cristian Pepi, Export Manager of Talosa, represented the Montepulciano-based Tuscan winery at Sip of Italy 2026, the annual event organized by Wine Enthusiast at City Winery in New York. During the tasting, he showcased five wines from vintages spanning 1996 to 2022. Sip of Italy is the magazine’s annual event of Italian wines selected by its Tasting Department among those that have received at least 90 points.
Four of the five wines presented were Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG’s, highlighting how Talosa’s winemaking approach reflects the diversity of soils and vineyard ages across the estate.
The Alboreto 2022 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Toscana is produced from the coolest and most fertile sections of four estate vineyards. Each plot is vinified separately to preserve its distinctive character until blending, which takes place after two years of oak aging. The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Riserva Toscana 2020 comes from more clay-rich soils and includes grapes from Camponi Vecchi and Costa Vecchia, two vineyards nearly fifty years old, alongside fruit from Camponi. It matures for three years in a combination of French oak and large Slavonian oak casks, followed by at least six months in bottle.
The Filai Lunghi 2021 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Toscana, first produced in 2007, originates from the estate’s entirely sandy vineyard parcels, with yields limited to approximately 20 quintals of grapes per hectare. The wine spends one year in new tonneaux and, after blending, a second year in large casks. The Vigna Chiusino 2022 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Toscana Pieve comes from a single vineyard, the estate’s oldest, planted in 1969 on clayey sandy soils. As Talosa’s flagship wine, it ages for two years in oak and continues to mature extensively in bottle.
Completing the selection was a wine of a different character: the Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC Toscana Occhio di Pernice 1996. It reflects Talosa’s dedication to long production times, with grapes dried for three to four months and carefully inspected by hand every week before undergoing extended aging in small oak caratelli barrels.
“Presenting the wines of Montepulciano in New York means showcasing the places they come from: the Pietrose vineyards, the Historic Cellar, and the work of three generations,” said Cristian Pepi, Export Manager at Talosa. “Each wine in the tasting represents a different expression of our land, from the clay soils of the Riserva to the sandy terroir of Filai Lunghi.”
The Jacorossi family has owned Talosa since 1972, when Angelo Jacorossi chose Montepulciano and a small cellar in the town’s historic center. Today, the estate comprises 33 hectares of vineyards in the Pietrose area, facing southwest at altitudes between 330 and 400 meters above sea level, on soils characterized by sand and pebbles with deeper clay layers. Vino Nobile continues to age in the large casks of the Historic Cellar beneath Palazzo Tarugi and Palazzo Sinatti. Since 2021, a staircase has connected the Historic Cellar to an underground tasting room located 15 meters below ground, restored in collaboration with the local heritage authorities. Here, wine lovers can discover Talosa’s winemaking techniques and taste its wines in the very spaces where they mature.
About Talosa
The Jacorossi family has owned Talosa since 1972. It was among the first estates in Montepulciano to embark on a quality-driven path that helped elevate Vino Nobile di Montepulciano to the highest levels of Tuscan and Italian winemaking. Over the years, the winery has grown into an estate renowned for outstanding-quality wines. Talosa’s vineyards extend across 33 hectares in Pietrose, one of the most evocative areas of the Montepulciano cru, at elevations ranging from 330 to 400 meters above sea level and with a south-westerly aspect. Talosa’s oldest aging cellar is located in Montepulciano’s historic center, beneath Palazzo Tarugi and Palazzo Sinatti, built during the early decades of the 16th century opposite Montepulciano Cathedral. Entering Talosa’s Historic Cellar transports visitors back to the Italian Renaissance. Built entirely of brick, its tunnels unfold through a succession of vaulted chambers and niches housing the large casks used to age the wines.
