2015 Cerbaiona, Rosso di Montalcino

Robert Parker 93

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. This is one of the best Rossos I tasted this year. [Monica Larner, 13/05/2020]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2030