Sesti (Castello di Argiano), Rosso di Montalcino

A bit of leather and forest floor on the nose. Dark cherry and plum on the palate. Better with food than on its own.

2021 vintage

What I love about these wines is the elegance, balance and great acidity. I feel this is a bit chunkier and missing most of the above. It is okay and may well tone down a bit but not what I look for in this producer.

2021 vintage

Lovely wine; had it up against the 2017 Il Poggione Brunello, so that was a tough match. Opened up a bit. Probably should have had it as a stand-alone. Still plenty of body and complexity. Love Sesti's wines.

2017 vintage

****See previous notes. Peaking here. Went perfectly with Lasagne tonight. Delicious wine for the price. Glad I let these age. Drink over the next twelve months....

2016 vintage

Smooth and lush. At the peak.

2017 vintage

Lovely complexity with beautiful balance. Someone....AG? had said that the '21 Rossos were worth watching out for (english?). This is the first I've had and I agree. At half to a third the cost of a Brunello this is an excellent wine and value.

2021 vintage

****BOOM!!!!!!!! here we go......wine is singing. I wish I did not open my previous bottles. Burgundy in color. Translucent, medium bodied. Red licorice, robacco notes, red berries. Nice acidity. Tastes like the nose. Lovely wine and even better with a nice pasta dish. I'll hold on to my last bottle for the final push.

2016 vintage

Maybe a little woody in the initial flavor burst, but in a lovely Tuscan way. Smoothed out to a very nice Sangiovese; complex and long.

2017 vintage

This is well reviewed both here and by professional commentators. However I was rather underwhelmed - a littler too delicate.

2017 vintage

Drinking nicely with a hint of age in the robe. Other than clean and dusty I’m not picking up a lot from the nose. Tart dried cherry, if that’s not redundant, with fine integrated tannin, and a medium earthy leather finish.

2017 vintage

This medium ruby wine was uncorked, poured and serially tasted over a two-hour period. Fully opening after the first hour, it offers a luscious package of Montmorency cherries, red currants, dried apricots, loamy earth and baking spices. Medium-bodied, vibrantly acidic, lightly oaked and with well-integrated alcohol (listed as 14%), it buttresses the flavors with silky tannins and stays solid on the mid-palate. Concluding with good length, this is a beautifully balanced Rosso that represents excellent value. There is plenty of …

2016 vintage

*****See previous notes This wine is improving. Decant for at least 4 - 5 hours, drink cellar cool. Incredibly fragrant nose. Loads of red licorice, bright red fruit, and fairground candy apples. Medium minus body. Tastes like the nose but more subtle. Medium plus finish. Great wine for the price. Drink or hold. Did and assortment of grilled meats for dinner. Jupiter rising!

2016 vintage

A lot of unpleasant and slimy looking residue on the cork (tan colored). This has been consistent with the other two 2017s I’ve opened from Sesti. Day 1: cherry and herbal. Nice acidity but tannins needed some time. Day 2: decanted over a few hours. On the nose, cherry, earth, balsamic, and raw meat. Much more balanced and pleasant on the palate. Moderate finish. I wish I had enough to save it for another day because I felt that it …

2017 vintage

More or less everything you want from a Rosso. Light but full of feminine strawberry and cherry fruit, with leather notes and a savoury bitterness at the end.

2017 vintage

Opened to a touch of funk that blew off. After an hour's air, this just sang with some weight. This vintage still has a few years to go.

2016 vintage

Rated this earlier 91 - know it is 92. Sesti is a very good producer, both Rosso and Brunello

2016 vintage

Bright ruby color. Aroma of manure at the beginning which dissipated after a while. Given enough time the nose starts to show flowers, dark cherries. Palate is a bit light, reminds me of plum juice, acidity masked the fruit and a touch of liquorice in the finish. This wine is lacking a bit of fruit character but nonetheless a great wine.

2017 vintage

Popped and poured at Thanksgiving after our early dinner wrapped up. Regrettably -- this was the showstopper of the evening. Nose is earthy with a hint of fennel. Light, with earth and leathery notes, red fruits, and something bright -- we think a hint of granny smith apple. We vote yes, and are going back to pick up more in the post-thanksgiving sale at Kermit Lynch.

2017 vintage

Tasted with 2017. This was more balanced and slightly less acidic. Really enjoyed. L liked it best

2016 vintage

Really good after decanting for 1-2 hours. Became more balanced. Out of bottle had a strong bitter finish.

2017 vintage

Solid, elegant sangio with precise typicity. If you can find this at a price you regard as fair, it's a no-brainer buy.

2016 vintage

Funnily enough agree with Mr. Cooper and always feel the Rosso needs a few weeks of just sitting in the rack. I have had most of the last 7-10 vintages and often disappointed with first first bottle but they seem to get better in a short period of time after that. This has excellent spice fruit, good acidity, mid weight and a nice length. Typical well defined Sangiovese from Sesti.

2016 vintage

Un equilibre "pas français", les curseurs doivent être réinitialisés. Et c'est agréable: j'ai l'impression d'un croisement entre de la Bourgogne et du Rhone sud. De la griotte, du vieux foudre, de la fluidité et une matière qui resserre. Au nez, griotte, fumé, cuir, épices, fruits à l'alcool, tapenade, épices douces, une dimension minérale aussi. Plus vieux que 4 ans. En bouche, c'est à la fois frais et fluide, mais il resserre légèrement en finale, la souplesse est somme toute structurée. …

2017 vintage

Best bottle yet. Really nice Sangiovese funk opens this one, dried shiitake, forest floor and red cherry. Dry earthy cherry flavours and a nice dry red fruit finish.

2016 vintage

Corked.

2016 vintage

Medium dark red. Mid weight, black cherry, warm earth, dried mushrooms and a bit of plum. Dry dark red flavours and a nice dry earthy finish.

2016 vintage

allowed this to slow ox 3 hours. medium ruby. nose with glossy cherry, brush, and dust. medium bodied, medium acidity, sumptuous mouthfeel. more cherry and herbal bite on the palate finishing with a clay/limestone dryness on the edges of the tongue. mildly tannic. simple and straight, but just as it should be. worked very well with tuscan bean and sausage soup.

2017 vintage

Just seemed a bit duller then a previous bottle. Could have been me. Will not score but 87ish.

2016 vintage

Light red. Nice funky spicy cherry and wet forest nose. Dry cherry and balsamic flavours. The finish is very balanced nothing poking you with a stick. Very nice now and should develop over the next 5 years.

2016 vintage

Decanted and consumed over six hours Drank COOL. Highly recommended! Pale burgundy in color, medium minus body Lots of berries Brambleberries, blueberries, etc. Lots of fruit Bright, young, vibrant, tastes like the nose. Medium finish. Great wine for its youth. Should get better with some age. Fantastic with pizza. GREAT QPR (+1 PT)

2016 vintage

A delicious integration of structure, perfume, fruit, and earth. Will certainly age well, though the youthful power was so good with a bold bolognese.

2017 vintage

Drukket over to dgr. Reduktiv nese dag 1. Bedre neste dag, men fortsatt noe lukket. Moden frukt, ganske tanisk, lang ettersmak. Hadde forventet mere ,men tror denne har mere å gå på. Lar resten av flaskene ligge.

2016 vintage

This wine was terrific. Bought it at the winery in Tuscany. Very caring and warm hearted family. Decanted for 1 hour and poured. Nice nose of black fruit and earth. Palate was delicious with a medium body, cherry and orange highlights, while the finish was long and smooth. Tannin has integrated well. I thought it might be too early but all the attributes of this fine wine were at hand and very recognizable. What a great value ($22) for the …

2017 vintage

Cherries on the nose, crushed dried berries. Firm tannins, meaty. THis really is a baby Brunello.

2017 vintage

Boy is this good. Red fruited, dusty, good acid. A refreshing change of pace from so many overheated vintages in Montalcino. The freshness plays well as a Rosso - I wouldn’t want any more oak aging on this one. Yum.

2016 vintage

C: light dusty red N: red raspberries, a tiny amount of oak vanilla P: light and uplifting; red-fruited all the way; raspberries, dried strawberries; nice acidity and perfect with food B: 3/5 A: 3.5/5 T: 2.5/5 O: 4/5

2017 vintage

Really good Rooso that we picked up in Italy with Dick and Eileen Lloyd. It was light to medium bodied, red fruit all through the finish and still a bit strong on tannin. Poured by Coravin and let the 2 glasses sit for 1/2 hour. Going to try it again tomorrow. It was a terrific accompaniment with our Chicken Parmesan and pasta with a pink sauce! A great "go to' Sangiovese for pasta, fish, veal or chicken dinner.

2017 vintage

Bright enjoyable Sangiovese

2017 vintage

Bright and juicy, the nose is a bit sweeter and more concentrated than the palate. Quite linear at the moment, this will benefit from some time. The freshness is really lovely, but things need to calm down a bit more.

2016 vintage

Clear Light garnet Good depth. Fuller than the Monteleccio. Leather and vanilla on the nose. Bright red fruit on the palette - this is crisp and accurate. Again excellent balance.

2017 vintage

Opened and decanted this go round. Did go nicely with the eggplant casserole , better on the nose than the palate. Similar to last note. Would have liked more umph.

2017 vintage

Light red in color. Cinnamon, spice and red licorice in the nose. Red berry fruits, reasonably tart, modest depth of flavors, bright and clean finish.

2017 vintage

Quite good. I preferred this over their newly released 2013 Brunello wine. Offers a luminous garnet, bright and clear. The nose begins with loam, iron, citrus, hay, and underbrush as the background for bright, fresh red cherry and, to a lesser extent, raspberry fruit. Really good tension, balance; medium-bodied, classically-styled, this should be better in the next year or two. 14,0% abv. drink 2019 thru 2027. highly recommended https://www.ItalianWine.blog

2016 vintage

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