I very much enjoyed the 2017 Rosso di Montalcino Tirso. This wine is nicely balanced and forthcoming. It shows good complexity for a Rosso with bright cherry, dried rose petal, spice and toasted nut. It ages in oak for ten months. In essence, the wine offers a straight-up and transparent expression of Sangiovese with the crisp acidity and lean mouthfeel that is characteristic of the grape.

Plums and charred oak character on the nose, following through to a medium-bodied palate, with fresh acidity spicing up the oak on the finish. Drink now. 300 cases made.??–JS??Region: Italy / Rosso di Montalcino Select to Add

Villa Le Prata has been working with a new winemaking team, Carlo Ferrini and Gioia Cresti, and the results were already more than evident in the 1998 Brunello di Montalcino. This year’s wines are even better, starting with the 2002 Rosso di Montalcino, spicy, dense, and tarry, a laudable effort for the vintage even though there are a few tannins to round off. Importer: Vinity Wine Co, Emeryville, CA; tel. (510) 601-6010