Monterustico

Piemonte Rosso Red Blend

8.995 ratings
8.97 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
Henry Fuseler

8/2020. Good wine for the price. Bold and slightly earthy. Paired well with spaghetti with red sauce with ground beef.

8/2020. Good wine for the price. Bold and slightly earthy. Paired well with spaghetti with red sauce with ground beef.

1 person found it helpfulAug 3rd, 2020
Lauren Golanty

Great! Super approachable red, but with enough weight and balance that it stood up to a curry dinner. Red fruit upfront, and then some complexity at the back. Short to medium finish. 

Great! Super approachable red, but with enough weight and balance that it stood up to a curry dinner. Red fruit upfront, and then some complexity at the back. Short to medium finish. 

Dec 11th, 2024
Chris A

A wonderful, easy drinking and sturdy Italian red: Punchy in the first nose elements that belies a well structured and complex red. Full flavored with some mature red fruit, stone and a crisp finish. Good glass!

A wonderful, easy drinking and sturdy Italian red: Punchy in the first nose elements that belies a well structured and complex red. Full flavored with some mature red fruit, stone and a crisp finish. Good glass!

Sep 15th, 2020
Will Gilmore

This wine is almost a dessert wine due to sweetness. It has good flavor and a balanced acidity.

This wine is almost a dessert wine due to sweetness. It has good flavor and a balanced acidity.

Sep 7th, 2020
Geoff Fairbourne

Great wine with a light springy taste, a bit peppery

Great wine with a light springy taste, a bit peppery

May 18th, 2020
Daniel Sullivan

Opaque garnet-vermillion.
Dark berry nose.
Thick ripe start.
Balanced acidity.
Medium astringent tannins.
Medium to long finish.

Opaque garnet-vermillion.
Dark berry nose.
Thick ripe start.
Balanced acidity.
Medium astringent tannins.
Medium to long finish.

Apr 30th, 2020
Atle

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Mar 25th, 2020
Joe Christenson

Delicious and dry, classic Italian piedmont wine. Arid and dark cherry fruit, dusty but a bit unbalanced. The acid makes an over strong showing, but not so much a fault as a technicality hereZ

Delicious and dry, classic Italian piedmont wine. Arid and dark cherry fruit, dusty but a bit unbalanced. The acid makes an over strong showing, but not so much a fault as a technicality hereZ

Feb 1st, 2020