Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona -- 2015 'Rossofonte', Rosso di Montalcino (Sangiovese) -- Montalcino, Italy Ribeira Sacra uses indigenous grapes

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

The good news is that the old boundaries of the classico zone have never changed

After a 4-5 day cold soak prior to fermentation

Beaujolais is part of Burgundy

Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona -- 2015 'Rossofonte', Rosso di Montalcino (Sangiovese) -- Montalcino, Italy Ribeira Sacra uses indigenous grapesBequeathed 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