Rosso di Montalcino DOC

Brunello's younger sibling from the same vineyards, released after one year rather than five, and the best way to taste Montalcino Sangiovese without the wait or the price. Expect sour cherry, red plum, dried rose, orange peel and leather, with lively acidity and tannin that's firm but already approachable. In good producers' hands it's often declassified Brunello fruit, and in warm years it can be a serious wine. Drink at two to eight years.