Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona -- 2015 'Rossofonte', Rosso di Montalcino (Sangiovese) -- Montalcino, Italy and in the case of

and in the case of this wine

The wine was aged in 15% new French oak

Ribeira Sacra uses indigenous grapes that have only recently been gaining international attention

The good news is that the old boundaries of the classico zone have never changed

The varietals are now on solid footing with numerous other wine estates following in the wake of the Barlettas

Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona -- 2015 'Rossofonte', Rosso di Montalcino (Sangiovese) -- Montalcino, Italy and in the case ofBequeathed in 1985 by an heirless countess to her estate agronomist, Giuseppe Bianchini, brother and sister Paolo and Lucia are now the second generation of the family to take the reigns at Ciacci Piccolomini dAragona. Organic certification of their long held pratices comes this year to these highly prized south facing vineyards. Traditional winemaking with fermentation in stainless steel and concrete vessels and aging in large Slavonian oak casks