2021 Montevertine Rosso di Toscana, Tuscany, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE Montevertine Rosso di Toscana is predominantly composed of Sangiovese, with small additions of Canaiolo and Colorino. The grapes are hand harvested and fermented in large cement tanks for approximately 25 to 30 days, allowing for long, slow extractions with regular pump overs. Malolactic fermentation occurs in cement tanks before the wine is racked into large Slavonian oak barrels, where it ages for about 24 months. The wine is bottled

as well as participating actively in the social life of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino

Each vintage reflects Khaledi's vision of blending tradition with contemporary flair

non-interventionist winemaking produce wines of delicacy and restraint

Juicy and layered

a young and ambitious Giampiero Bea was learning the ropes alongside his father Paolo a farmer from Umbria

and avant-garde techniques

apart from the family members

that of doing things differently than the Bordeaux wines of the 1990s

Cabernet Sauvignon was blended in for dignity

is one of the best we can see on the side of the hill that begins at Roccalini and rises towards Treiso

Bichi farms 10 hectares of their own Tecate vineyards biodynamically and collaborates with a growing family of organic farmers working vineyard land in Tecate and around San Antonio de las Minas (Valle de Guadalupe)

It should last for 25-30 years