2018 Rosso di Montalcino

The 2018 Rosso di Montalcino wafts up with a dusting of exotic spice, with hints of lavender and violet pastille giving way to crushed blackberries. This opens with a pretty inner sweetness and ripe wild berry fruits energized by juicy acidity as rosy inner florals and tobacco form toward the close. Wickedly fresh and perfumed, the 2018 tapers off with medium length, ending with licorice traces.

- Eric Guido (12/2023)

Aromas of redcurrants, plums, mushrooms, iodine and roasted meat. It’s medium-to full-bodied with fine tannins. Juicy, with a ripe, smoky note on the palate. Delicious finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink now. (07/2021)

This wine has more in common with a Brunello than it does a Rosso. Made with certified-organic fruit, Poggio di Sotto's 2018 Rosso di Montalcino is a very fine and smooth expression that caresses the senses. The bouquet is enlivened by forest berry, peat moss, lilac and wildflowers. The 2018 vintage is usually understated in personality, but this wine speaks of elegance and nuance. It's just stunning.

- Monica Larner (02/2022)