This wine is made in a screw cap version for the United States and a corked version for the Italian domestic market. I tasted both bottles and this review refers to the corked sample. The 2013 Vitiano Rosso shows a rich and darkly saturated appearance. The blend is Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon - all the grapes that have brought the Cotarella family and this beautiful corner of Umbria to the world stage. The winemaking has been tweaked here and there and the results are absolutely phenomenal, especially if you are looking for excellent value. The bouquet is packed tight with dark fruit and spice. There is a hint of ripe blackberry and cherry liqueur on the close.

2010 年份的 Vitiano Rosso 平衡度極好，該酒在過去的年份里一直略過成熟，這也是該酒的標志性特征，而在 2010 年份，這種特性似乎并不明顯。這款 Vitiano Rosso 豐滿濃郁，帶有深紅水果、烘烤咖啡豆、香料和摩卡咖啡的芳香和風味。余味也保持了這種富有層次的水果風味。預期成熟時間：2011 至 2016 年。

The 2009 Vitiano Rosso is a big, super-ripe wine bursting with red cherries, earthiness and spices. This is a truly beautiful Vitiano Rosso with tons of fruit and a racy, opulent personality. The full-throttle style verges on over ripeness and is on the edge of being over the top, but readers who enjoy this type of wine will find much to admire, especially for what remains an exceedingly modest price. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2014. A Leonardo Lo Cascio Selection, Winebow, Montvale, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620

The 2008 Vitiano Rosso (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese) is a racy, sleek wine that impresses with its layers of perfumed red cherries and sweet toasted oak. The wine offers terrific clarity and precision in a slightly taut, focused style for this offering. A few months of bottle age seems prudent. According to proprietor Riccardo Cotarella, the bottle variation that occasionally shows up in Vitiano is most likely attributable to the different amounts of time the various lots spend in bottle prior to arriving on the market. Clearly lots that have more time in bottle have the potential to show greater harmony than lots that have less time in bottle. That said, slight bottle variation issues here are a minor quibble for a wine that delivers so much value. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2012. Riccardo Cotarella’s wines at Falesco continue to deliver incredible value.A Leonardo Lo Cascio Selection, Winebow, Montvale, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620