I Sodi di S. Niccolò 2021 among the Collectibles of Wine Spectator

I Sodi di S. Niccolò 2021 headed Wine Spectator’s Collectibles selection with a score of 97/100 and a projected optimum drinking window of 2028–2045. It was also included in Liv-ex’s 2025 ranking of sought-after fine wines.

The growing season had been threatened by prolonged drought. Around 10 September, a sharp fall in night temperatures prevented bunch dehydration and allowed complete ripening, particularly benefiting the late-ripening Sangiovese. The vintage label featured Emberiza bruniceps, taken from a drawing by 19th-century British ornithologist John Gould.

The article also revisited the estate’s founding environmental decision to ban herbicides, pesticides and synthetic chemicals and summarized the wine’s 1977 origin as the fourth Historical Super Tuscan.