Winemaker Notes
Goes well with roast and braised red meats, game and aged cheese.
Blend: 80% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2019 Montecucco Rosso Riserva is dark and brooding in the glass, with suggestions of rosemary and sage, chalk dust and autumunal spice giving way to red currants. This washes across the palate. Elegant and refined, with sleek red and black fruits carried across a core of vibrant acidity. It leaves a coating of fine tannins to linger along with a licorice tinge, as hints of sweet sage and violent inner florals fade. This is a radiant and seductive vintage for the Rosso Riserva, a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.
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James Suckling
Spiced berries, red plums and cherries follow through to a medium-bodied palate with fresh tannins and a juicy, medium-length finish. Not very complex but shows crunch and drinkability. From organically grown grapes.
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Wine Enthusiast
The nose is a savory mix of sour and black cherries, fennel, pepper and graphite. On the palate, blackberries join the black cherries, while the slight dustiness of fennel seed provides balance. Tannins are taut, the acidity is bouncy, and the finish is full of heat.
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Wine Spectator
Leads with Matchstick aromas, followed by flavors of plum, cherry and mint. Austere, with dusty tannins lining the finish, this feels balanced, yet lacks fruit in the end. Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2028. 13,500 cases made, 1,250 cases imported.
Legendary in Italy for its Renaissance art and striking landscape, Tuscany is also home to many of the country’s best red wines. Sangiovese reigns supreme here, as either the single varietal, or a dominant player, in almost all of Tuscany’s best.
A remarkable Chianti, named for its region of origin, will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and plenty of cherry fruit character. From the hills and valleys surrounding the medieval village of Montalcino, come the distinguished and age-worthy wines based on Brunello (Sangiovese). Earning global acclaim since the 1970s, the Tuscan Blends are composed solely of international grape varieties or a mix of international and Sangiovese. The wine called Vine Nobile di Montepulciano, composed of Prognolo Gentile (Sangiovese) and is recognized both for finesse and power.