2022 Rosso di Montalcino, Cerbaiona

Lustrous purple, this is instantly expressive on the nose with floral, graphite, herbal and black cherry aromas. The concentrated palate points to 2022’s exceptionally dry growing season (saved by rain at the end of August and into September), but also the tightly controlled yields here at Cerbaiona. All the same, this is a lithe and moreish wine, with shimmering acidity and playfully torquey tannins beneath the swathes of ripe fruit. Soulful yet polished, it will drink well relatively soon, and only improve over the coming decade