The 2007 Rosso Piceno Superiore Vigna Montetinello is 70% Montepulciano, 30% Sangiovese from old vines aged in cask. It is also the most poised and centered of these wines. Everything is simply in the right place. Clean mineral notes frame an expressive core of fruit in this energetic and chiseled offering. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2017.
Saladini Pilastri is an excellent source for tasty, value-priced wines. The Marche remains one of Italy’s least-known regions, and that means readers can essentially drink everything up to this producer’s top wines without spending princely sums.
Importers: Michelangelo Imports, New York, NY; tel. (212) 699-7021; The Charmer Sunbelt Group, NY, NY; tel. (212) 699-7021