Notes of ripe cherries, red plums and chocolate with sweet orange peel and spices. Medium body. Firm and chalky with grainy tannins and fresh red berry character. Dry and linear finish. Drink or hold.

The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino shows a dark and almost spicy quality of Sangiovese, shaped by hot-vintage conditions. It offers a smooth ride with dark fruit, cherry, earth and iris root. It also shows hints of white pepper, cinnamon and cured tobacco. Those savory tones are discreet, but it feels like they are coming from the fruit as much as from oak aging (in botte and barrique for a brief six months). This is a 45,000-bottle release and a great value.

The 2019 Rosso di Montalcino is redolent of bright cherry, redcurrant, blue flower and lilac. The wine has a lot of energy and life, with an easy progression of characteristic Sangiovese red fruit followed by bitter almond and grilled herb. This is a happy, easy-drinking Tuscan red.

Fresh and light, the Fanti 2018 Rosso di Montalcino shows classic Sangiovese aromas of wild berry, raspberry, blue flower and balsam wood. This is a slender but impactful Rosso that could pair next to spicy Mexican fajitas with corn tortillas, or any other favorite comfort food. This wine offer pretty brightness and linearity.

Fanti's 2016 Rosso di Montalcino is a firm and compact wine that would stand tall next to your favorite pasta or meat dishes. The wine is fundamentally bright and exuberant, showing an attractive and exciting level of primary fruit intensity. However, this Rosso is easy-drinking, informal and exceedingly food friendly at its core. Some 55,000 bottles were made.