Rinaldi Panta Rei Monferrato Rosso 2018 (750ml) Monticello

Rinaldi Panta Rei Monferrato Rosso 2018 (750ml) MonticelloRinaldi Panta rei Monferrato Rosso is a blend of 50% Barbera and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is quite tasty, smooth, silky and powerful. It is loaded with dried red fruit notes from the appassimento of the grapes and it also has a lot of spicy aromas and flavors from the oak ageing. Grown on limestone soils. The average age of the vines is 30 years old. 10% of the wine is appassimento. Appassimento is an Italian term for drying harvested grapes,

91Wine Enthusiast A beautiful shade of pink in the glass

and a sense of lilting sappiness

an initial fermentation at low temperature and several month’s ageing in vats during which maloactic acid fermentation takes place combine to guarantee maximum fattiness and roundness all while conserving the finesse and freshness of the aromas

beside your cheese tortellini and pesto sauce

as well as the warmer Calistoga area to the north and the cooler southern reaches of the Suscol watershed

and versatile

with bright cherry

it's medium to full-bodied

and are done in keeping with the appellation’s highest standards

taking advantage of the beauty that vintage had to offer

” - Winemaker’s Note

spices and tobacco that join in on the vivacious finish