2015 | Cerbaiona | Rosso di Montalcino

Cerbaiona Rosso di Montalcino was produced by a Brunello vineyard that Cerbaiona had rented from Marco Lazzeretti, about 1KM from Cerbaiona and very close to the Casanova di Neri winery. There the soils are very clayey and although noteworthy, the wine is very different (more black fruits than red and more round) from those made from the soils in Cerbaiona. So after a year and a half of aging Atto become Brunello di Montalcino, Cerbaiona decided to downgrade to Rosso di Montalcino instead of making a second Brunello.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: I've been having a hard time keeping up with samples from Cerbaiona. The management prefers to release the wines a bit later and shies away from the classic en primeur or critics' tasting events. Indeed, most years I just end up buying the bottles that I review, when I can find new vintages in retail. It's a true pleasure to return to a simple, honest, fresh and pretty wine such as the 2015 Rosso di Montalcino. It offers enormous purity and finesse, despite its rather simple and straightforward construction. What you get here is the purity of Sangiovese with some dark plum, crushed flower and tilled earth. The wine presents a glossy, silky quality of elegant tannin.

Producer Information

Cerbaiona is a small but highly regarded Brunello di Montalcino producer of the Toscana wine region, Italy. Cerbaiona's Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino wines are considered to be some of the very best in Montalcino.Diego Molinari purchased the Cerbaiona estate with his wife, Nora, in the late 1970s, on his retirement. He was influenced by the older bottles of Brunello he tasted, particularly those made by Biondi Santi, and chose to dedicate himself to making wine in the traditional method, rather than following more modern trends. He planted the vineyard with Sangiovese cuttings from Biondi Santi, and the first vintage of Cerbaiona was released in 1982.

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