Sassetti Livio La Querciolina Montecucco Rosso 2020

The 2020 Sassetti Livio La Querciolina Montecucco Rosso is a fresh, expressive, and beautifully balanced Italian red wine that showcases the excellent winemaking pedigree of the Sassetti family in the coastal Maremma region. It pours an intense, deep ruby red color in the glass, lifting with a beguiling bouquet of fresh sour cherries, candied plums, and blackberries. These vibrant fruit notes are seamlessly layered with traditional Tuscan undertones of dried sage, mint, cardamom, and clove. On the palate, this medium-to-full-bodied wine is smooth and fruit-forward, delivering fleshy red fruit intensities wrapped in sweet baking spices. Cultivated on volcanic hillside soils, its rich structure is perfectly balanced by a lively, food-friendly acidity and a fine network of juicy tannins, trailing off into a long, silky, and subtly earthy finish.

Food Pairing: Pairs beautifully with a generous platter of Italian charcuterie, tomato-based pasta dishes, grilled beef burgers, wood-fired pizzas, roasted pork loin, or medium-aged cheeses.

92 Points - James Suckling