2019 Biondi-Santi - Rosso di Montalcino

The 2019 Rosso Di Montalcino is pure and energetic, with ripe cherry fruit, rose petals, orange zest, and spice. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and ripe, soft, supple fruit throughout, it is energetic and long on the palate, with a soft, coating mineral texture. Elegant, pure, and warming on the finish, with no harsh edges, its floral perfume lingers with notes of lavender, red berries, and refreshing salinity. Drink 2025-2040.

The Rosso’s fruit comes from estate vineyards in Tenuta Greppo to the south-east of Montalcino, Ribusuoli just below, and Pievecchia to the north of Montalcino. Aged in Slavonian oak for 12 months. A bright ruby colour in the glass, this is immediate and fragrant, offering dried rose, cherry blossom, cigar leaf and dried herbs . The palate is gentle but characterful, with lightly pithy tannins and bright acidity to prop up layers of sour cherry and rosemary. Good finesse, focused length. A good introduction to Biondi-Santi’s style. (TP)

The 2019 Rosso di Montalcino keeps me coming back to the glass to take in its dusty mix of dried strawberries and currants offset by lifting nuances of shaved pine and mint. Soft and round in expression, the 2019 impresses on its lush textures and vivid wild berry fruit. Through it all, a core of saline tension builds, mingling minerals with gentle tannins, as the 2019 finishes with a staining of concentration, yet maintains a lovely freshness.