Erasmo Castelli 2008

This last, 100% Montepulciano is the one with the lowest level of alcohol but is by no means a small, everyday wine, quite the opposite. The aroma is varied with suggestions of ash, prune, thyme and slight notes that recall the toasting of the aging barriques. There are also some distinct wild and rustic notes, the ones I like so much. The structure of the mouthfeel plays on ripe fruit and elegant tannins, the product of aging at length first in barriques and later in the bottle, together with sweet spice. All this makes the wine very easy to drink and in no way commonplace.