Lungarotti Rubesco Vigna Monticchio, Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG, Italy 2017 Chateau Rouget a sign of a wine

a sign of a wine with a slow development and which should live for a long time in bottle

toasted oak and spice

Smooth and velvety with luscious plum and berry fruit

but we vinified a little earlier and macerations were shorter

and rice pudding flavors that move along on a smooth and evenly balanced flow

Lungarotti Rubesco Vigna Monticchio, Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG, Italy 2017 Chateau Rouget a sign of a wineDark tarry berries, bay leaves, wax and nutmeg on the nose. Medium to full bodied with lots of chewy tannins on the mid palate that gives a full wrap to the crunchy cherry and plums. Spicy and tight in the finish, but not grainy. Sangiovese. Drink now or hold. 92 Pts James Suckling