2016 Rosso di Montalcino Ignaccio
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Tasting notes
Lustrous mid ruby. Deep, open-knit nose of cherries. Lifted sour-cherry fruit on the palate. Already some development on the palate, but keeps its focus and freshness throughout. (WS)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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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.
About the producer
Il Marroneto is one of Montalcino’s most respected producers. Its Madonna delle Grazie is consistently one of the top-scoring Brunello di Montalcinos of any vintage.