2022 Fanti Poggio Torto Rosso Toscana

Some wines are like fine-art paintbrushes, molded to a very specific style or purpose. The 2022 Fanti Rosso Toscana Poggio Torto, on the other hand, is a Leatherman multi-tool: an essential, splendidly versatile purchase to keep close at hand any time you need it.

Trust us, that will be often. Because when the question is “What are we drinking?”, this massively overperforming, take-anywhere, drink-anytime Tuscan charmer is almost ALWAYS the right answer. Estate-grown in Castelnuovo dell’Abate—one of the most prized areas of Montalcino—it boasts 91-point praise from James Suckling. 

Of course, none of the impressive price metrics would matter if this weren’t such a stunner in the glass. A blend of Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah, it’s as spicy and rich as nonna’s Sunday gravy, bringing soulfulness, verve, and suave intensity to the table. Voluminous and mouth-filling, it’s got authority, spine, and pedigree, not to mention a balance, polish, and sophistication you normally find in wines twice the price. 

The 2022 Rosso is the fruit of 200 years of estate history, drawing its identity from a particular patch of Fanti land that’s practically the size of a single vineyard. The cuvée takes its name from the irregularly shaped hill that sits in front of the winery’s property; poggio torto translates as “leaning hill.” The wine’s grapes thrive in Castelnuovo dell’Abate’s warm, breezy climate and the vineyard’s clay, schist-rich soils, achieving a graceful ripeness that shows through in the wine’s rich, dark palate that’s counterbalanced by a fresh, clean mouthfeel.

Keep a case in the cellar and you’ll come to find that every single bottle feels necessary. It’s your cellar’s Swiss Army knife. 

• Fruit Intensity
• Oak Intensity
• Body
• Acidity
• Tannin

• ABV 14.50%
• 30 mins
• Now – 2033
• 60% Sangiovese25% Merlot10% Syrah5% Cabernet Sauvignon
• Serving temperature – 60°
• Cork