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This Wine Spectator Top 100 Wine of the Year of 2009 is a delicious, multi-layered Tuscan red made of 85% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot. Monte Antico, which means 'Ancient Mountain,' is made by winemaker Franco Bernabei and Italian wine exporter extraordinaire Neil Empson, from choice hillside vineyards in Santa Lucia, Tuscany. The vineyards have the perfect combination of complex soils including fine limestone, rich clay, and the famousTuscan galestro (a unique rocky soil). Although this is considered a Super Tuscan, due to the addition of 10% Cab and 5% Merlot, we thought it tasted traditionally Italian, and that the expression of Sangiovese was perfectly enhanced by the Bordeaux varietals. Serve with pasta, pizza, steak & arugula salad, or after-dinner with fine Italian cheeses.
Wine Spectator
Bright plum, dried cherry and flowers on the nose. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and refined berry and cherry flavors.
Score: 90.
—James Suckling,
October
31,
2009.
Wine Enthusiast
Here’s a cheerful and well-priced blend of Sangiovese (85%), Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with good density and concentration backed by aromas of spice, blackberry and wet earth. The wine (packaged in a screw cap bottle which is rare to see on red wines from Italy) is fresh and clean and imparts fresh berry flavors.
Score: 87.
—Monica Larner,
November
01,
2009.
Wine Advocate
The 2006 Sangiovese-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon offers up red cherries, game, oak and spices in a floral, mid-weight style. The wine shows good balance although some hard edges remain. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2011.
Score: 86.
—Antonio Galloni,
August
2009.
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