Readers seeking a fruity Rosso di Montalcino should check out Uccelleria's 1998. Although not complex, it is velvety-textured, fleshy, and loaded with ripe, herb-tinged, berry fruit. It should be consumed over the next 2-4 years.
A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411