The 2000 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano La Villa, made from the vineyard surrounding the imposing villa on the estate’s grounds, offers a bright ruby color and a penetrating nose whose cherry and currant fruit is intermingled with vanilla and cloves. Vigorous and continuous on the palate with ripe fruit and good wood, the light tannins on the finish support and sustain the structure. Not quite ready, it is better drunk between 2004 to 2010. A large property in the eastern part of the Montepulciano, Tre Rose, which belongs to the Angelini family, is known for a lavishly-oaked, international style which sometimes lurches out of control. Balance has been better of late, and the 2000’s are almost at the same level as the 1999’s, the best the estate has made to date.Importer: Wilson Daniels Ltd., St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661