2018 L'Arco "Rúbeo" Rosso

A stunning wine with half made like Amarone (Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grapes dried on straw mats) and half like Cab (Cab Franc and Cab Sauvignon), but from the Valpolicella region of northern Italy! Made by the disciple of the legendary Giuseppe Quintarelli, this is a simply amazing wine that recently made its way to the market and will certainly become the next big thing. Loaded with layers of sweet dried fruit, warm strawberry jam, fig, leather, smoke, spice, dried cherry and earth.

94 points, Vinous. "The 2018 Rubeo is a savory beast, with a burst of smoke and crushed rocks giving way to white pepper-tinged black cherries and wild herbs. It sweeps across the palate with silky textures and polished wild berry fruits, propelled by zesty acidity as salty mineral tones saturate toward the close. It finishes saline and youthfully tannic yet still quite fresh, leaving rosy inner florals and a chalky sensation that lingers on and on. The 2018 is gorgeous yet demands cellaring to come fully into balance. Drinking window: 2026-2036." -Eric Guido