Cassanova di Neri, ‘IRosso’ Toscana 2019

Region: Tuscany, Italy Varietal: 100% Sangiovese Tasting notes: Typically a blend of young Brunello (Sangiovese) grapes with a small portion of Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, the 2019 IrRosso departs from this rubric and is a pure 100% Sangiovese bottling. Brambleberry, walnut and bark with some black truffle, following through to a medium to full body with firm, solid tannins and a medium finish. A beautiful example of Sangiovese from a top Montalcino producer in a very good vintage. Producer: Sitting next to the infinity pool at Casanova di Neri’s new on-property chateaux and gazing up at the silhouette of the hill town of Montalcino less than 3 miles away, it’s pretty easy to start dreaming about becoming a Brunello producer yourself. Giovanni Neri had that dream 50 years ago, although he didn’t have the infinity pool at the time. Neri wanted to establish a new winery here in one of the most hallowed venues in the Italian wine world, the commune of Montal