by Eric Asimov
It could be because it's the second wine of the region, made with grapes that for one reason or another didn't make the cut for the first. Or maybe it's because the status of Brunello di Montalcino, and therefore the wines of Montalcino, were under a cloud of scandal for several years, making them difficult to embrace.
But whatever the logic, that second wine, Rosso di Montalcino, does not get a lot of respect. This was evident after a wine-panel tasting of 20 bottles of Rosso di Montalcino from recently released vintages. I very much liked the wines.
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