Il Monticello "Rupestro" Liguria di Levante Rosso IGT 2023

Il Monticello "Rupestro" is a unique, lively and addictively drinkable blend of 60% Sangiovese, 20% Ciliegiolo and 20% Canaiolo from the Liguria region of northern Italy, also known as the Italian Riviera. The wine is fragrant with plum, raspberry, mulberry and wisteria. Charmingly well-rounded in the mouth with a soft tannins and easy drinkability.

"Rupestro" grapes are grown on 25-45 year old vines in Groppolo, a 100-120 meter altitude South facing hill above Sarzana. With silty, sandy clay rich in structure and a steady microclimate, this excellent portion of the hill produces all of the grapes that make up "Rupestro."

The Azienda Agricola Il Monticello was founded in 1982 when Pier Luigi Neri, inherited a 19th-century house and a plot of land on the hills towering Sarzana, just in front of the sea. In 1994 the sons, Alessandro and Davide, with intense appreciation and commitment to respect & regenerate the truly unique Ligurian microclimate, introduced their father's 12 hectares of vineyards to organic and biodynamic farming and minimal intervention winemaking.