2009 Miani Rosso

The 2009 Rosso Miani is flat-out delicious. Dark cherries, plums, graphite, grilled herbs and licorice are some of the many notes that flow from this silky yet authoritative wine. Miani’s Rosso possesses marvelous depth and classiness from start to finish. Sweet red berries, crushed flowers and spices linger in the empty glass. In 2009 the Rosso is mostly Merlot with approximately 15% Refosco. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2021. There are few properties anywhere in the world I look forward to visting more than Miani. Proprietor Enzo Pontoni continues to turn out riveting wines. I have been steadily working through my stash of 2009s and can report that the wines are every bit as fabulous as my reviews suggested. Production remains around 8,000 bottles a year, but Pontoni is developing a number of new vineyards sites, so hopefully that number will increase over the coming years. The 2010 whites are terrific, but they are tightly wound and need to be opened well in advance. Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 603-1461