2023 Guerrieri Guerriero Nero IGT Marche Rosso

This Montepulciano blend is truly intriguing, as dark as it gets, with a big, juicy fruit profile that's like a blueberry explosion. It's a powerful wine that will captivate you from the very first sip!

James Suckling describes Montepulciano wines as offering “dense black fruit with brooding complexity, concentration, and seriousness,” and also praises them as “solid, rich, easy to like.” This red blend—Cabernet Sauvignon, Montepulciano, and Sangiovese—captures all of that and more. It’s a seductive fusion of power, polish, and Italian soul. Over the years, we’ve noticed a fascinating trend: those who love Napa Valley Cabernet are drawn to THIS wine. And given the ever-rising prices coming out of Napa, this is precisely the kind of wine and region worth stocking up on now.

Right in the middle of the Pessaro Hills, in the wine region of Le Marche, you’ll find Azienda Agraria Guerrieri, a family-owned winery that has been producing wine for more than 200 years. Today, this boutique Italian winery is run by the 6th generation of the Guerrieri family, Luca, Maria Giulia, and Alberto Guerrieri. This is Central Italy on the east coast, overlooking the Adriatic Sea.

Guerrieri comprises 48 acres of vineyards, planted in gray and blue marl soils, consisting of calcareous clay and silt. The vineyard is managed 100% under organic practices, with a minimum intervention policy.

Guerrieri's philosophy of respect does not only apply to the vineyard, it also extends to the people. They're extremely responsible for the environment, the community, and their people. Their life mantra is to "Restore the ancient knowledge of our ancestors: Simplicity, respect, sustainability, solidarity."

Aging: 10 months in French oak barrels.