Pizzini Pietra Rossa Sangiovese 2023 is brick red with a tantalising cherry aroma — mixed berries, leather and earthy flavours on the palate with fresh fruit, soft acidity and savoury tannins of outstanding King Valley distinction. Pietra Rossa — Italian for Red Stone — sourced from iron oxide-rich, rocky soils of Pizzini’s leading Sangiovese vineyard sites. Perfect for immediate enjoyment and ageing.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Pizzini Pietra Rossa Sangiovese 2023 presents a brick red colour of exceptional depth and King Valley distinction, displaying the outstanding quality characteristic of fruit sourced from iron oxide-rich, rocky soils — Pietra Rossa, Italian for Red Stone — drawn from Pizzini’s leading Sangiovese vineyard sites: the Hut block G2, Brunello block D6 and Chestnut block D5, delivering a Sangiovese of rare colour intensity and enduring Pizzini King Valley distinction.
Aroma
The nose is rich and immediately captivating, with a tantalising cherry aroma of exceptional vibrancy and King Valley distinction, with mixed berries, leather and earthy flavours of genuine complexity and refinement. A bouquet of outstanding aromatic richness and authentic Pizzini Pietra Rossa Sangiovese character — deeply inviting, seductive and expressive, with the hallmark iron oxide-rich rocky soil intensity and cherry purity that defines Pietra Rossa Sangiovese at its finest.
Palate
Rich and seductive on the palate, with mixed berries, leather and earthy flavours of exceptional depth and King Valley distinction — fresh fruit, soft acidity and savoury tannins of outstanding balance and genuine Pizzini Pietra Rossa Sangiovese character delivering a wine of rare complexity and enduring distinction. Perfect for both immediate enjoyment and ageing — a Sangiovese of outstanding King Valley character and enduring Pizzini Pietra Rossa distinction.
Pairs With
This exceptional Pizzini Pietra Rossa Sangiovese 2023 is a natural companion to slow-braised osso buco, wood-fired pizza, pasta with rich ragù, aged pecorino or a classic Florentine steak — where its cherry, mixed berries, leather, earthy flavours and savoury tannins deliver a King Valley Sangiovese experience of outstanding richness, depth and enduring Pizzini Pietra Rossa distinction.
