Monterustico

Piemonte Rosso Red Blend

9.043 ratings
8.95 pro ratings
Piedmont, Italy
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.2

Red fruit - cherries and raspberries. Cedar is prominent. Damp soil, underlying truffle, dried thyme. Smooth, soft tannin and very dry. Good pair with tonights sautéed mushrooms.

Red fruit - cherries and raspberries. Cedar is prominent. Damp soil, underlying truffle, dried thyme. Smooth, soft tannin and very dry. Good pair with tonights sautéed mushrooms.

6 people found it helpfulJun 7th, 2017
Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.2

Old world meets new world. Mostly Nebbiolo, with rose petal laced perfume, and bright, ripe, red fruits. Raspberry, cherry, iron rich dust, leather, dried thyme, and the unmistakable earthiness of mushrooms. A very young wine with nearly zero bottle time, so seek this out to cellar, or enjoy it now!

Old world meets new world. Mostly Nebbiolo, with rose petal laced perfume, and bright, ripe, red fruits. Raspberry, cherry, iron rich dust, leather, dried thyme, and the unmistakable earthiness of mushrooms. A very young wine with nearly zero bottle time, so seek this out to cellar, or enjoy it now!

3 people found it helpfulJun 8th, 2017
Kara Schilling

Way to high on the alcohol and it continued through multiple glasses. Burned my eyes and nose with every sip.

Way to high on the alcohol and it continued through multiple glasses. Burned my eyes and nose with every sip.

Jan 17th, 2020
Darren Stevens

Whole Foods. Reg $18 on sale $14. Buy again.

Whole Foods. Reg $18 on sale $14. Buy again.

Feb 23rd, 2019
Sam Friedland

Started as good as the first time : cherries and raspberries with a tannin bite. After a half hour fruit disappeared and tannin was dominant.

Started as good as the first time : cherries and raspberries with a tannin bite. After a half hour fruit disappeared and tannin was dominant.

Mar 27th, 2018
Peter Johnston

Smooth and pleasant

Smooth and pleasant

Mar 16th, 2018
Jurgen Weiss

Very nice medium bodied piedmont red

Very nice medium bodied piedmont red

Mar 5th, 2018
Stephanie Korenek

Had this with mussels steamed in beer, with fennel... very nice combination

Had this with mussels steamed in beer, with fennel... very nice combination

Feb 11th, 2018
Andrea

The rosso is flavorful and light with a nice bitter after taste, got it at Whole Foods.

The rosso is flavorful and light with a nice bitter after taste, got it at Whole Foods.

Jan 13th, 2018
Andrea

Its flavorful yet smooth. Do no need food to go with it. It's one of my favorites

Its flavorful yet smooth. Do no need food to go with it. It's one of my favorites

Dec 30th, 2017