Voliero Rosso di Montalcino 2022 Portugal

Voliero Rosso di Montalcino 2022 PortugalA gorgeous translucent ruby color, the 2022 Rosso di Montalcino is dark and more intense than most wines in its category. It opens with masses of dried black cherry, smoke traces, grilled herbs and dusty violets. It's creamy in texture yet lifted and refined with a pure core of ripe strawberry complemented by cloves. Rosy inner florals dance throughout. Complex yet giving, the 2022 tapers off potent and long with a tug of fine tannins and autumnal

Best 2027–2040

to which are added notes of exotic fruits such as pineapple and shades of citrus

The 2019 Zinfandel Cat's Cradle is similarly hued but has a purer

dynamic finish

Vines in this block were first planted in 1910 and are on their own roots

From estate-wide average yields of just 1

The bouquet is very detailed and subtly complex

Supple and open

Energetic and vibrant to the core

Some seaweed

and a terrific finish

so there were fewer components to taste