Voliero, Rosso di Montalcino (2023)

Name: Voliero, Rosso di Montalcino (2023)
Brand: unPINNED Wine Club
SKU: VOLIER-RMONT-23-BUNDLE
Price: 43.0 USD
Availability: InStock

○ Organic Winemaking Practices | ⦾ Native Yeast Fermentation | ⚘ Indigenous Grape

A vibrant, full-bodied Rosso with ripe cherry, forest floor depth, and a firm, elegant tannic structure that punches well above its category.

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How It Tastes

Character

Fresh ──────●── Complex

Texture

Lean ──────●── Plush

Sweetness
Dry ● ○ ○ ○ ○ Sweet

Tannins
Soft ○ ○ ○ ● ○ Firm

Acidity
Low ○ ○ ● ○ ○ High

aromas & palate

Ripe Cherry · Cherry Jam · Blackberry · Licorice · Forest Floor · Dried Rose Petal · Leather · Anise

What to Pair

Rich enough for the table but fresh enough to keep things lively.

Filet mignon with black pepper
Pasta with sausage and leeks

About the Producer

Voliero is a boutique project born out of a happy accident. In 2006, Andrea Cortonesi was already running his Uccelliera estate and a restaurant in Siena when a friend offered him grapes from a vineyard in northern Montalcino to make a wine for the trattoria's menu. Rather than fold that fruit into Uccelliera, he kept it separate and Voliero was born.

Production remains very limited, with around 600 cases of Brunello and 400 cases of Rosso produced each year. The grapes come from the northern end of the Montalcino zone, at higher elevations than Uccelliera, and Andrea carries a minimalist approach, aiming to amplify purity and finesse rather than add anything extra.

I love this style of Sangiovese: fresher, leaner, and more precise than the southern zone expressions, without sacrificing any of the complexity that makes Montalcino worth caring about.

The Details

Varieties: 100% Sangiovese

Type: Red Wine

Region/Country: Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

ABV: 14%

Serving Temp: Lightly chilled. Refrigerate 30 min before serving.

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Why I Chose this Wine

I drink a lot of Rosso di Montalcino.

This one is different.

There's a brightness and a preserved freshness to it that I don't often find, and once you taste it, it's hard to go back to the ones that don't have it.

Andrea Cortonesi produces around 1,000 cases total across his Rosso and Brunello combined, which means not much of this makes it out into the world.

I loved this when I tried it for the first time and I hope you do too.