Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona -- 2015 'Rossofonte', Rosso di Montalcino (Sangiovese) -- Montalcino, Italy and with a warming climate

and with a warming climate

producing quality Pinot Noir has been historically difficult

Founded in 2004 by Uzi and Kathryn Cohen to revive a family winemaking tradition begun in Israel

Ribeira Sacra uses indigenous grapes that have only recently been gaining international attention

The wine was aged in 15% new French oak

Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona -- 2015 'Rossofonte', Rosso di Montalcino (Sangiovese) -- Montalcino, Italy and with a warming climateBequeathed in 1985 by an heirless countess to her estate agronomist, Giuseppe Bianchini, brother and sister Paolo and Lucia are now the second generation of the family to take the reigns at Ciacci Piccolomini dAragona. Organic certification of their long held pratices comes this year to these highly prized south facing vineyards. Traditional winemaking with fermentation in stainless steel and concrete vessels and aging in large Slavonian oak casks