2007 Ferrero Rosso di Montalcino

Ferrero is one of my favs from Montalcino. The South Western location of the vineyards adds a rich texture to their wines. Nice ripe fruits with excellent structure and finesse. Delicious!

This is a wonderful sangiovese with an excellent price. Ripe, black cherry fruit,light tobacco and smooth tannins. Full-bodied and ripe but, not overdone or too extracted. Perfect with lighter red meat dishes, grilled pork or chicken. Good stuff.

Exhibits all the ripeness and lush texture of the 2007 vintage in Tuscany. Sweet, ripe red cherry fruit. Soft and round. Great Sangiovese character. Something to drink while your '04 Brunellos wait in the cellar.

It seemed that all of 2008 and the first part of 2009 I have had to listen to our Italian Wine Buyers, Greg St.Clair and Mike “Guido” Parres, rave about how incredibly stunning and delicious the 2007 Brunellos (which will not start arriving until 2012) and Rossos (which started arriving the middle of last year - 2009) from Montalcino. Their constant ramblings, which intensified after each of their many buying trips to Italy the last two years, really tested our sanity endurance. When the 2007 Rosso di Montalcinos began arriving mid to late last year, and we had a chance to taste them, my conclusion about our two compatriots’ evaluations is that they lied to us. These de-classified Brunellos are much better than Greg and Guido indicated. In fact, I commented to Mike at one of our staff tastings, after trying a half dozen ‘07’s, “If these Rossos are this incredible, just how great are the Brunellos?” Mike’s response was essentially there were no words to describe the greatness of those Brunellos. One of my favorite Rosso di Montalcinos is the Ferrero 2007. This deeply colored Gem’s opulent bouquet is loaded with cassis, blackberry to blackcherry fruit with hints of dusty minerality and anise spiciness. In its ever-expanding flavor profile, the silky, round tannins are well-integrated into its rich, lush, complex fruit components that leads to a finish that is warm, long, and satisfying. Treat this Ferrero like a baby Brunello (essentially, that’s what it is) when trying it – decant and give it a few hours of airing. Anderson has informed me that this will be our house red in about three to four years. 13.5% abv(Jim Barr)

This is the kind of a wine I like to have around for my Italian soirées. Light in tannis, but still with structure, lots of cherry fruit and tobacco. Very good indeed with a slice of pizza or a more elaborate Italian fare.