This show notes of sweeter red berries like raspberries and strawberries with spice character and hints of citrus peel and dried herbs. Medium-bodied, firm and textured with chalky tannins and a core of ripe fruit. Attractive and flavorful. Drink now.

The Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona 2020 Rosso di Montalcino hits all the right buttons, especially if you are looking for an easy-drinking Tuscan red to pair with you next pasta with home-cooked tomato sauce. Candied cherry, tart raspberry and sweet almond appear on the bouquet, along with lavender and wild rose. This is a terrific entry-level effort from a hot vintage, with 56,000 bottles made.

The Bianchini family has been working hard to develop a cohesive strategy for its Rosso program. The Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona 2018 Rosso di Montalcino pours from the bottle with a light garnet appearance. The wine remains compact and lean-bodied in terms of palate, and it imparts classic aromas of wild cherry, potting soil and blue flowers. Everything you get here is straight out of the Sangiovese playbook, and the wine remains accessible and easy-dinking throughout. You can't beat that low price. Some 68,000 bottles were released in January 2020.

The 2017 Rosso di Montalcino is an easy-drinking wine that is plump and soft in the middle due to the heat and dryness of this vintage. This wine reveals dark fruit flavors followed by medium intensity and build. In essence, this Rosso is simple and bright and would be perfect with your favorite pasta dish. I tasted this wine next to the estate's 2016 Rosso di Montalcino Rossofonte, a wine that shows more depth and intensity. If you are looking for affordable and accessible Sangiovese from Montalcino, Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona has you covered.

Cherry, loam, tomato leaf and earth flavors highlight this fluid red. Balanced and moderately long. Drink now. 3,300 cases made, 1,000 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Rosso di Montalcino Select to Add