Ciacci Piccolomini Toscana IGT Rosso France and Bandol now requires a

and Bandol now requires a fifty percent minimum in all reds

then in 1948 they bought the farm in La Morra

The top corner dot is the Carignane plant

loess-and-limestone minerality keeps everything taut and grounded

truly is a beauty

Ciacci Piccolomini Toscana IGT Rosso France and Bandol now requires aJuicy and warmly Tuscan, this opens with ripe red cherry, plum, and dried raspberry, layered with sun baked herbs, leather, and a touch of earthy spice. The palate is medium bodied and approachable, with supple red fruit carried by soft, rounded tannins and a steady, balancing line of acidity. Savory notes of tobacco leaf and warm soil emerge through the mid palate, finishing dry, smooth, and food friendly. A generous, unfussy Tuscan red that leans