2023 Cerbaiona "Grammatica" Toscana Rosso

Notes

The 2023 Cerbaiona "Grammatica" Rosso Toscana IGT is the estate's foundational wine, acting as the structural "grammar" that underpins the estate's modern era under Matthew Fioretti. While often confused with the estate’s traditional Rosso di Montalcino DOC, the Grammatica is its own distinct label—conceived to offer a highly precise, accessible window into the estate's hallowed ground by combining mostly estate-grown fruit with a small portion of carefully sourced, high-quality Sangiovese from neighboring parcels. Following a spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in traditional concrete vats, this 2023 release (totaling a limited 10,350 bottles) was raised primarily in neutral vessels to let the raw, unadorned energy of the grape take center stage. In the glass, it shows a bright, translucent ruby-red color. The nose is exceptionally pure, high-toned, and expressive, opening with crunchy sour cherries, wild raspberries, and a delicate, pretty perfume of dried rose petals and crushed violets, woven together with a cool, distinct streak of stone dust and wild thyme. On the palate, the wine delivers a masterclass in linear precision. It balances an understated, appealing mid-palate volume with a vibrant, nervous spine of vertical acidity that lends it great drive and direction. The structure is quietly confident—defined by beautifully dense, chalky, and fine-grained Sangiovese tannins that avoid any clumsy extraction or heavy wood makeup.