Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona -- 2015 'Rossofonte', Rosso di Montalcino (Sangiovese) -- Montalcino, Italy Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc to express the Collio region’s ebullient fruitiness

which registers as sweet on the tongue

Tinta Sousão and Touriga Franca all make their way into the mix

this is Rosé for any time of year

Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona -- 2015 'Rossofonte', Rosso di Montalcino (Sangiovese) -- Montalcino, Italy Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon BlancBequeathed 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