Salcheto Rosso di Montepulciano

In the glass

Aroma: red cherry, violet, wild herbs

Palate: sour cherry, iron, fennel

Salcheto's daily-drinker Rosso, pure Prugnolo Gentile from the off-grid CCPB-organic cellar.

What it pairs with

• Pasta al pomodoro Find pasta al pomodoro on TableJourney →
  Tomato sweetness meets sour-cherry acid.
• Margherita pizza
  Bright acidity refreshes the tomato.
• Crostini di fegatini Find crostini di fegatini on TableJourney →
  Chicken-liver crostini classic.

History

Salcheto's Rosso di Montepulciano DOC, the village's daily wine since 1990 from younger Prugnolo Gentile vines.

1. 1990 — First Salcheto Rosso di Montepulciano

Facts

Producer

Salcheto

Grapes

Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile) (100%)

Classification

Rosso di Montepulciano DOC

Oak

8 months in concrete and large neutral oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 14 to 22 at retail

Drinking window

2 to 6 from vintage

First vintage

1990

Scores

• Vinous 89 (2021 vintage, reviewed 2023)

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