Montecappone Rosso Piceno 2020 750ml

$26.00

Montecappone is a third-generation family estate in the hills of Jesi, in Italy's Marche region, run by the Bomprezzi-Mirizzi family since they took over the property in 1997. This Rosso Piceno blends 85% Montepulciano with 15% Sangiovese, both fermented separately in concrete with extended skin contact and no oak, built for upfront drinkability rather than cellar time. It's an honest, easy red from a region most American wine lists skip entirely. Pour it with weeknight pasta or hand it to anyone curious about Marche beyond Verdicchio.

Crushed stone and dusty florals over wild strawberry and cedar shavings. Silky, ripe palate with vibrant acidity, citrus-tinged red fruit, violet and black cherry undertones, and a long, fresh finish.

Classic matches for a red like this: Grilled and roasted meats, hearty pastas, aged cheeses.

The Bomprezzi-Mirizzi family, wine merchants in Rome since 1957, took over the Montecappone estate in Jesi in 1997 and rebuilt it into roughly 40 hectares of hillside vineyards, now farmed by the third generation of Mirizzis.