“The 2019 Montecucco Rosso Riserva is dark and brooding in the glass, with suggestions of rosemary and sage, chalk dust and autumunal spice giving way to red currants. This washes across the palate. Elegant and refined, with sleek red and black fruits carried across a core of vibrant acidity. It leaves a coating of fine tannins to linger along with a licorice tinge, as hints of sweet sage and violent inner florals fade. This is a radiant and seductive vintage for the Rosso Riserva, a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.”