Mastrojanni Rosso di Montalcino 2023 Porto red-fruited wine

red-fruited wine

targeting lower Brix for suave tannins and a genuine acid backbone

on clay and marl studded with small stones

85% Nebbiolo and 15% Vespolina

Sauvignon picking began August 28

Mastrojanni Rosso di Montalcino 2023 Porto red-fruited wineThe Land Castelnuovo dell'Abate sits at the far southeastern corner of the Montalcino municipality, an area that remained largely overlooked until the mid 1970s. The position here is warmer and lower than the more celebrated northwestern slopes around the town of Montalcino itself, shaped by two converging forces: the Orcia River, which runs below the vineyards and moderates summer heat with cool evening air, and Monte Amiata to the south, the dormant