Savory berries, raw spices and hints of stones, mushroom and old leather on the nose follow through to a textured, medium-bodied palate with some bitter herbs in the finish. Fine, mouth-coating tannins give it a tight, pithy closure. Quite traditional at heart. Drink now.

The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino adopts a slender approach with good freshness and lots of fresh fruit, wild cherry, dried raspberry and tart little redcurrants. You can't go wrong with this easy wine style, especially on pasta night. This wine delivers balanced simplicity and is true to Sangiovese. Production is 40,000 bottles.

A rich, spicy version, boasting cherry, plum, five-spice and hints of black pepper. Juicy and firm all at once, with a saline finish. Drink now through 2025. 3,000 cases made, 650 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Rosso di Montalcino Select to Add

The Altesino 2019 Rosso di Montalcino is an open and accessible wine. It offers dried cherry and redcurrant, but there are some slightly evolved tones of spice and dried clay that add more dimension to this otherwise honest and straightforward interpretation of Sangiovese. If you have a bottle, pop it open on your next take-out pizza night.

Wild rosemary, juniper and iron flavors hold court, with cherry and strawberry in the background. This is round and open, with firm, dusty tannins on the finish. Drink now. 3,000 cases made, 650 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Rosso di Montalcino Select to Add