The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino Colto is earthy and intense, with grilled herbs and a peppery flourish that gives way to crushed wild berries. With its soft textures and juicy acidity, it soothes as a wave of ripe red and blue fruits easily wash across the palate, leaving a staining of tactile mineral tones in their wake. The 2021 tapers off youthfully tense and lightly structured, with a primary staining of concentration that cakes the senses. The Colto is beautiful, yet cellaring will be required.
A relatively new wine, the Castello Romitorio 2021 Rosso di Montalcino Colto shows good focus, with red cherry, grilled herb and earthy sensations that are clean and perfumed. Absent are any aromas related to compost or autumnal leaf. There is a very comforting quality to this wine that shows no sharp edges or bitterness. The palate punches back with medium-plus body, star anise and a bright fresh quality of fruit. The wine sees six months in oak and six months in cement, and only the alcohol feels a bit hot at 15%. This is a 6,000-bottle release.
A delicious, smooth and balanced Rosso with dark cherry and plummy aromas and flavors. There are hints of dried flowers and spicy oak, too. Almost full-bodied with very silky, well-integrated tannins that give the wine a plump, almost chalky texture. Long finish of fruit-soaked minerals. Nicely done. 6,000 bottles made. Drink now.
The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino Colto is spicy and deeply perfumed. This displays raspberries, dried violets, spiced orange peels and hints of smoke. The 2020 washes across the palate with undeniable elegance, contrasting a salty flourish with vivid ripe fruits and a hint of sour citrus that pops towards the close. It leaves a staining of blue- and purple-toned florals, along with a residual bite of acidity that maintains a wonderful freshness. There’s a lovely balance here as the 2020 communicates both opulence but also importance. The Colto is a selection from all of the Romitorio vineyards, including a 10-hectare parcel of experimental clones from around Tuscany that is now 14 years old. Only 550 cases were produced. It’s refined in second-pass tonneaux for six months, followed by another six months of cement.
Here's a new submission from Castello Romitorio with 6,600 bottles released. The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino Colto, with six months in oak and six months in cement, is true to Sangiovese with a lean, tart consistency and plenty of wild berry aromas. Those perfumes segue to forest floor, cola and rosemary sprig. The wine's fresh style would pair with cheese or cream-heavy dishes.
This red is ripe and dense, with a fleshy texture and granular tannins supporting cherry, plum, iron, earth and tobacco flavors. Remains fresh and persistent through the lingering aftertaste. Drink now through 2027. 550 cases made, 165 cases imported.