2023 Tenuta Santa Lucia "Baccareto" Rubicone Romagna IGT

Once open, this wine is so pretty and floral, there's a lot of white flowers, raspberry and orange blossoms, and a little bit of tomato leaf along with some crunchy and ripe red fruit. The palate is bright with fantastic acidity, and a nice firm grip of tannin encouraging me to have this with some food rather than by itself, but it's nothing that a little nosh couldn't fix. The fruit is almost a little dusty on the palate, but it's also got a really nice roundness to it, not quite crunchy but just a little tart. Cherry, raspberry, and a little strawberry all clasp hands and circle about that dustier darker core, the tannin and acidity fighting each other towards the finish and the tannin winning by the hair. This is just such an easy wine to enjoy, the kind you just open up early and then enjoy with your meal after it's had time to get pretty.