Tenute del Cerro Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2019

A Riserva red from Tenute del Cerro, made as a single-variety Sangiovese in the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG in Tuscany. It spends eighteen months in wood, divided between large casks and barriques, which gives a wine that is harmonious and evolved, with fruit and varietal character balanced against tertiary notes from the time in oak. Garnet red in the glass, it shows plum and marasca cherry on the nose, with undergrowth, tobacco and spice. The palate is warm and austere, with good body and a linear tannic structure, and the finish is persistent. It suits structured, flavourful meats, game and red meat.