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Ridolfi's Rosso di Montalcino is all Sangiovese from Montalcino's north-east slope, hand-picked and aged a year in large oak. Ripe red fruit, spice and freshness; Falstaff scored the 2019 at 92. The one shop on this page sells it by the case of six.
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Ridolfi picks its Rosso parcel by parcel: the ones that show forward fruit after fermentation and a first year in large oak casks are bottled as Rosso di Montalcino. The 2019 comes from a year the whole of Montalcino got right, with balance and freshness its hallmarks.
Ripe red fruit first, cherry and raspberry, the note drinkers pick out most in this wine. Behind it sits an earthy, leathery edge and a little spice. In the 2019 there is black cherry too, and a savoury liquorice note.
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SpicySoft, elegant and well balanced, with a lively vein of freshness running through the ripe fruit. The tannin is soft and the acidity keeps the wine fresh. Falstaff, scoring the 2019 at 92 points, found it 'soft and juicy on the palate with beautiful elegance and good volume'.
Good length: the fruit fades slowly and the freshness stays to the end.
This is Ridolfi's calling card. After fermentation and a first year in cask, the parcels that show the most forward fruit are bottled as Rosso di Montalcino. The 2019 comes from a year the whole of Montalcino got right. Drink it now and through 2027 with pasta and a meat sauce, roast chicken or a mushroom risotto. Drinkers rate it solidly rather than ecstatically and pick out its red fruit and earthy edge.
The one shop on this page sells the 2019 by the case of six at £27.14 a bottle, duty and VAT paid, so there is no price to compare here. Falstaff scored this wine's 2019 at 92 points. Among the other Rosso di Montalcino on this site with a shop in stock, 53 cost less today and 15 cost more.
Case of 6 · 2019: £27.14 per bottle, 1 UK retailer
Strongest at the table: food is its best card, with beginner close behind, because it is a soft, fruit-led Sangiovese made to drink young.
Bright Sangiovese acidity and a soft tannin make this a wine for the table. Meat sauces, roast poultry, risotto and Sunday roasts all work, and the producer's own list says the same.
A soft, fruit-led Sangiovese that the estate makes to drink young, so it reads easily. The catch is the buying: the one shop on this page sells it only by the case of six.
Montalcino on the label and 92 points at Falstaff give it a sense of occasion, but it is the estate's Rosso, not its Brunello. Right for a good Sunday lunch rather than a landmark dinner.
At £27.14 a bottle by the case of six it sits in the dearer quarter of this site's Rosso di Montalcino list today: 53 of the other 68 cost less, 15 cost more. Falstaff's 92 points for the 2019 give some of that back.
A balanced 2019 and a year in large oak give it a few years, but Ridolfi makes this as the early-drinking wine of the house. Drink from 2021 to 2027; we would not keep it beyond that.
At £27.14 a bottle, and only by the case of six, this is a weekend red rather than a Tuesday one. Nothing about the wine itself is hard work.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Rosso di Montalcino denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
Vinous's Eric Guido called 2019 'a year where the entire region excelled': 'finding a 2019 that doesn't show remarkable balance, vivid fruit and freshness is a difficult task'. The Rosso shares that season. Ridolfi's 2019 has 14% alcohol and spent a year in large Slavonian oak casks, then at least four months in bottle.
Decanter's Michaela Morris rated Montalcino's 2019 five out of five for Brunello: 'a warm vintage without extremes, and rainfall at the optimal intervals'. This Rosso comes from the same hills and season, picked by hand and given a year in large oak. Drink it from 2021 to 2027.
Decanter's Michaela Morris rated Montalcino's 2019 five out of five for Brunello: 'a warm vintage without extremes, and rainfall at the optimal intervals'. This Rosso comes from the same hills and season, picked by hand and given a year in large oak. Drink it from 2021 to 2027.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Ridolfi farms 30 hectares at Mercatali, 300 m up on the north-east slope of the Montalcino hill: 13.5 hectares of vines for Brunello and 3 for Rosso di Montalcino. The vineyards follow organic principles, the cellar was rebuilt in 2014, and the wines mature in large casks, mostly French and Slavonian oak. The name goes back to Florence in 1290; the Peretti family runs the estate today.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Rosso di Montalcino is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Rosso di Montalcino falls within Tuscany, covering The whole commune of Montalcino, Siena province: a near-square block of hills about 15 km across between the Orcia, Asso and Ombrone valleys, from about 120 m by the rivers to about 650 m at Poggio Civitella..
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Producer: Ridolfi, Montalcino. Directions
Wine route in the zone: Brunello and Rosso loop.
Ridolfi has 3 hectares for Rosso di Montalcino, about four football pitches, beside 13.5 for Brunello. Only the parcels that show forward fruit after fermentation and a year in cask are bottled as Rosso.
The 2019 was picked by hand, de-stemmed and fermented in steel with about 50 days on the skins: time and tank space a quick, machine-picked red does not pay for.
The 2019 spent 12 months in 25 to 35 hl casks and at least four months in bottle before sale, so Ridolfi waits about 16 months from harvest to a bottle it can sell.
By the estate's own rule its Rosso needs at least eight months in wood and four in bottle. Its Brunello needs at least three years in wood and a year in bottle. The Rosso ties up far less cellar time and capital.
Of a £27.14 bottle, about £7.74 is tax: £3.22 duty at 14% alcohol (£30.62 per litre of pure alcohol for wine of 8.5% to 22%) and £4.52 VAT.
The producer's own list is short: meat sauces, poultry and risotto. All three lean on the same two things in the glass, the bright acidity of Sangiovese and a tannin that stays soft. Roast lamb or beef and a board of cured meats work on the same logic.
Sangiovese's bright acidity cuts through the fat of a slow-cooked ragù and its cherry fruit lifts the tomato. The soft tannin of this Rosso di Montalcino grips the meat without drying the mouth. Meat sauces are the first item on the producer's own list.
Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →
Roast poultry wants a red with fruit and freshness rather than heavy tannin. This Rosso di Montalcino, all Sangiovese with a soft tannin and a lively vein of freshness, meets the roasting juices without flattening the meat. Poultry is on the producer's own list.
Try with: Roast chicken · Roast Duck · Roast Pheasant · Roast turkey
A buttery risotto coats the mouth, and Sangiovese acidity scrubs it clean between spoonfuls. The earthy note drinkers find in this wine bridges to porcini, and the ripe cherry stands up to sausage. Risotto is the third item on the producer's list.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Truffle risotto · Risotto alla Milanese · More pairings →
Protein and a little fat soften Sangiovese tannin, so the wine turns rounder beside a Sunday roast. The fresh acidity keeps a second slice tempting, and the cherry and spice in this Ridolfi sit well with rosemary and pepper on lamb. Keep the gravy savoury rather than sweet.
Try with: Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce · Sunday Roast Beef · Lamb chops · Beef stew
Salt in salami, porchetta or an aged pecorino makes a fresh red taste fruitier and rounder. This Rosso di Montalcino has the acidity to cut the fat and the cherry fruit to meet the salt. Keep the cheese hard and salty rather than creamy.
Try with: Porchetta · Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Cheese board · Strong cheddar cheese
Chilli heat makes 14% alcohol burn and turns soft tannin bitter, so a madras or a Szechuan dish fights this wine. Sweet and sour sauces make a dry Sangiovese taste thin and sour. Save it for savoury food.
Skip with: Chicken madras · Szechuan beef · Sweet and sour pork · Green curry · Pairing guide →
Not a cellar wine by design: Ridolfi makes its Rosso as the young, ready-to-drink wine of the house. The 2019 has the balance of a strong year and a year in large oak behind it, so it holds to 2027, but we would not wait for it to improve. Keep it on its side, cool and dark; it is sealed with a cork.
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A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
A balanced 2019 and a year in large oak give it a few years, but Ridolfi makes this as the early-drinking wine of the house. Drink from 2021 to 2027; we would not keep it beyond that.
£27.14 for a 75cl bottle of the 2019, sold by the case of 6, at Corney & Barrow, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 3.8 out of 5 from 1,286 ratings on Vivino.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, from how this wine is made, UK duty and VAT and the price shops charge for it today. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumThe drinking years for the main offer apply to its 2019 vintage. Treat them as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumRipe red fruit, cherry above all, with a little spice and an earthy edge, on a soft, fresh frame. It is all Sangiovese from the north-east slope of Montalcino, picked by hand and aged a year in large oak casks. The 2019 adds black cherry and a savoury liquorice note.
Yes. The rules of the Rosso di Montalcino DOC allow only Sangiovese, and Ridolfi's own sheet for the 2019 says 100% Sangiovese. The vines stand 300 m up on the north-east slope of the Montalcino hill, on soils rich in clay and marine fossils.
The one shop on this page sells the 2019 by the case of six at £27.14 a bottle, duty and VAT paid, so there is no price to compare here.
Now, and through 2027. Ridolfi makes its Rosso as the young, ready-to-drink wine of the house, and 2019 was a balanced year in Montalcino, so there is no reason to wait.
Pasta with a meat sauce, roast poultry and risotto: that is the producer's own list, and it fits the wine's bright acidity and soft tannin. Roast lamb or beef and a board of cured meats and hard cheese work too. Keep hot chilli and sweet sauces away from it.
It is the same Sangiovese from the same estate, chosen parcel by parcel. After fermentation and a first year in cask, the parcels that show the most forward fruit are bottled as Rosso di Montalcino. By the estate's own rule the Rosso spends at least eight months in wood and four in bottle before sale. The Brunello spends at least three years in wood and a year in bottle.
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