Rosso di Montalcino

So yes, if there's not a hunt around us, I'll do a really big, long walk through the woods, which is just so wonderful.

And then a couple of hours of cooking a big lunch, having people over, drinking a big full-bodied Montalcino, maybe Brunello or Rosso di Montalcino something wine.

Bit of a rest, and then maybe another...

I love walking basically around there.

And the best wine was made in one of the leading wine areas of the region and certainly one of the most notable and renowned areas of all Italy.

The area is Brunello di Montalcino, which is made of two different denominations within the same area, because here we also have Rosso di Montalcino, which is still made with the very same grape.

As a matter of fact, and to remind you all, it is San Giovese, one of the most important red grape variety that we have in Italy same grape of course very different wines.

The best wine of summer 2026 was made by one of the leading names when it comes to this denomination and it is Tenuta Fanti which is one of the historical names of the Brunello di Montalcino production and the best wine is Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Le Macchiarelle 2020 not to mention also awarded with the wine taste five diamonds as a matter of fact I would also like to point out that the Nutafanti also sent us the other Brunello di Montalcino that they make as well as the Rosso di Montalcino All of them reached very, very remarkable scores.

And so Le Macchiarelle, like I said, The Wine Taste, Five Diamonds, and the same as for Brunello di Montalcino Valloggio, 2021.

So 5 diamonds again and then the Brunello di Montalcina with no supplementary mention, 2021 vintage, 4 diamonds and 1 star and the same score was for Rosso di Montalcina 2023. as you can see a truly remarkable production of these two areas but the best wine and it was not so easy also considering all the other wines that

Also from Italy, from Tuscany, the San Giorgio Winery does the Pontificial Swiss Guard Wine.

They have a Rosso di Montalcino in Cope, even you get it here.

You should try that one.

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Vino Nobile di Montalcino is also Sangiovese-based and is generally structured and age-worthy.

Rosso di Montalcino allows producers to release a younger, fruitier wine without the long maturation required for Brunello.

On the Tuscan coast, Bulgari's warm maritime climate suits Cabernet Sauvignon and other international varieties, and these grapes helped create the high-priced wines known as Super Tuscans.

Toscana IGT gave producers flexibility to use international grapes and winemaking choices outside of the traditional DOC rules, while Bulgari DOC now recognises many of these styles.