A joyful wine to taste with cherry, orchid and perfumes on the nose that carry forward to a medium body, with very fine tannins and a fresh and vivid finish. More like a balanced and refined Brunello. Just right now, but has the potential to improve with age. Drink or hold.

The entry-level Il Marroneto 2020 Rosso di Montalcino Ignaccio already gives you an idea of the house style. This wine is bright and vibrant with red cherry, lilac and a hint of white pepper. It ages in large oak cask for 22 months. Honestly, I would rather drink this Rosso compared to many of the Brunellos in this report that cost three times as much. It ends with easy, sweet fruit flavors. This is a 6,000-bottle release.

The Il Marroneto 2019 Rosso di Montalcino Ignaccio shows a sweet cherry note that is characteristic of the vintage, along with subtle concentration that is a characteristic of the growing season. The results are bright and vertical, and the wine shows directness and a good amount of power on the bouquet. It finishes on a very polished and silky note.

Here's a wine that fits a very specific and important target: it is exactly the bottle you want when seated in front of your favorite home cooked meal with your favorite family and friends. The 2016 Rosso di Montalcino Ignaccio is all good cheer, accessibility and informality. It pours from the bottle with a bright ruby gleam and delicate aromas of wild berry, blue flower and light dustings of sweet spice. There is a note of freshly milled white pepper that I only see in cool climate Sangiovese or other wild Italian indigenous grapes. Some 6,670 bottles were made.

The simpatico 2015 Rosso di Montalcino Ignaccio is packed with spirit and spunk. It shows a level of floral intensity that is really very special. Rose hip, violet and sweet honeysuckle converge on the bouquet like potpourri. In the mouth, the wine is beautifully polished and silky. This less formal expression of Sangiovese gives you lots of valid and exciting talking points (that will keep the conversation flowing over a classic Tuscan pasta dish). There is a touch of white pepper that gives the wine a savory touch on the close. Only 8,500 bottles were made.