The 2014 Picconero Tenuta Montebello (65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc) takes us back in time to a cool and mild vintage. With all the exuberant wines from the sunny 2015 and 2016 vintages on the market now, it's nice to taste the delicately nuanced and fine detailing that characterizes 2014. The bouquet opens to dark fruit, dried blackberry, spice, leather and tar. It shows determined structure and power in the mouth; however, the wine's overall length is a bit shorter in 2014. It should be interesting to see if it fleshes out in the future, as I expect it will do. Only 4,000 bottles were made.