I Pentri Kerres Piedirosso 2012 (750ml)

I Pentri Kerres Piedirosso 2012 comes from Campania, in southern Italy, where Piedirosso has thrived for centuries. This is a red wine with the brightness and tension that the varietal is known for, even as it shows the earthiness and structure that age can bring to a decade-old bottle.

The wine opens with an aromatic burst of wild berries and spice, cut through by a citrus edge that reads almost like blood orange. On the palate it turns velvety and tactile, with a quality that hovers between sweet and sour, like the flesh of a bitter cherry. Sage drifts through the finish, and a persistent acidity lifts the close, leaving your mouth fresh and alert rather than heavy. This is a wine that drinks with as much vigor as it smells.