From one of the most iconic wineries in Italy, this wine transcends the lowly status of Montepulciano d'Aruzzo. This is still young but with a decant of about 45 minutes it opened nicely. Deep ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright. What a nose! Cherries, black cherries, anise, Indian spices and slight black pepper. Full bodied with a lush texture. Perfect balance. On the palate, this is tight but unwinds in the glass as each sip reveals something else. Black cherries, cumin, cherries, slight floral notes over a clean earthiness. Long finish. Delicious. We left a glass for our waiter but that wasn't easy to do. This needs about another five to eight years to get close to maturity and should drink well for another ten to fifteen more after that. It went well baked eggplant and also Gnocchi.