2011 Rosso di Montalcino
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Pian dell'Orino's 2011 Rosso di Montalcino is a very pretty wine to drink over the next few years. Plums, dark spices, menthol, new leather and anise flesh out in the glass. This is just about as good as it gets in a challenging, warm vintage in which sunburn was an issue.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The spectacular 2011 Rosso di Montalcino sees fruit sourced from the organic Bassolino vineyard in the southern part of the appellation. The wine shows enormous definition and focus with bright berry layering and fresh menthol at the end. Firm Sangiovese structure holds it together. Drink: 2014-2018. Caroline Pobitzer and Jan Erbach run a tight ship at Pian dell’Orino. I had a chance to taste through barrels in their circular winery and it was here that I began to develop my happy expectations concerning the 2012 vintage. I also learned that this industrious couple who chose to live in Montalcino from distant lands (they fell in love here), had recently embarked on an ambitious mapping effort to delineate the four quadrants of the appellation according to soil and other factors. This is a project they started and funded on their own. I sincerely hope that the map they have produced leads to a greater dialogue on the need for recognized sub zones in Montalcino. Importer: Polaner Selections, www.polanerselections.com