2007 Agostina Pieri Rosso di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  9/21/2020 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points

  Macerated with the skins for approximately two weeks. Aged for 12 months in used oak barriques, blended together and then aged for another 3 months in stainless steel. 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Surprisingly pale and very translucent raspberry red color that is pretty vibrant and youthful for the age. Bright, youthful and wonderfully seductive nose of wild strawberries, ripe dark forest fruits, even some Pinosity, a little bit of marmaladey raspberry, light gravelly mineral tones, a hint of fresh dark plums and a touch of dried flowers. Lovely! The wine is ripe, youthful and supple on the palate with lively flavors of brambly raspberries, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of marmaladey red fruit, light notes of rose hips, a hint of sauvage funk and a touch of sour cherry bitterness. The overall feel is very balanced and silky with the moderately high acidity and textural medium-minus tannins. The finish is juicy, textural and somewhat grippy with long, vibrant flavors of wild strawberries, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of tart red plums, light brambly notes of raspberries, a hint of sun-baked earth and a touch of marmaladey red fruit.
  
  A beautiful and poised Rosso di Montalcino that is made in a style completely different from any other wine in our RdM tasting - while other wines were more brooding, darker-toned and tightly-knit in style, this was wonderfully fresh, delicate and very much Burgundian in style. There's a good deal of ripeness here, but the wine still feels very lightweight, precise and more berry-than-fruit-driven in style. Several other wines clocking at +12 years of age were already at their peak or starting to fade, but this wine felt remarkably youthful for its age and seemingly quite far from its peak. This is probably not the wine you are looking for, if you are looking for a bold, muscular and tannic Rosso di Montalcino, but for the fans of elegance and light weight, this is spot on. Highly recommended.

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  11/1/2016 - bon vivant wrote:

  An excellent bottle, after a previous disappointment. There has been some cork issues with several bottles in this vintage but when you get a sound bottle it can be very tasty as per this bottle which pretty much was at peak.

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  10/12/2014 - blanquito wrote: 88 Points

  Lovely dusty bouquet of red cherries, sweet roses, medicinal notes. The attack is engaging, with sweet layered fruit followed by a tart, earthy, mouth-coating mid-palate and a lingering finish of modest tannins and abundant brightness. In sum, an uncomplicated, satisfying, inexpensive mouthful of Tuscany. These kinds of wines are so useful-- affordable, food friendly, ready to drink pretty much on release, and usually so satisfying. Recommended.

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  12/13/2013 - steinbrl12 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Full lush and smooth deep fruit. Excellent bottle!

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  1/26/2013 - VinoServant wrote: 87 Points

  This wine was fine but not great. The fruit did not shine through. I am starting to come to the conclusion that I should drink all RDMs in the first 3 to 4 years.

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