Tenuta di Biserno’s Il Pino di Biserno 2023 is a Toscana IGT red from Bibbona on Tuscany’s coastal Maremma, made in the estate’s Bordeaux-blend idiom. Often positioned as the property’s more approachable counterpart to Biserno, it is built around Cabernet Franc in 2023, supported by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and a small portion of Petit Verdot.

The standout professional review is Monica Larner’s **95-point** rating in *Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate*, an excellent score for a wine that’s frequently viewed as a “second” label. Larner calls it “a great surprise,” highlighting its “appealing balance and tension” paired with “the plump, generous personality characteristic of the 2023 vintage.” Her note is explicit about the wine’s lightness on its feet: “Fresh and easy-drinking without any sense of heaviness,” and she adds that it “hits all the right marks, combining clarity of fruit with poise.” She also provides key production details: the wine is “fermented in stainless steel,” then “85%… matured for one year in French oak, both new and used,” with “the remaining 15%” kept in stainless steel “to preserve freshness.” Larner goes further than simple praise, writing, “I happily recommend this bottle,” and even suggesting she would choose it “over the 2022 Biserno” at the price.

*Wine Spectator* reinforces the wine’s ripe-fruited, polished style with a **91-point** review, describing it as “dark and boasting flavors of blueberry, blackberry and plum,” “suave and inviting,” with “vanilla and toasty oak notes” and a finish that stays “fresh and long… where spice and licorice hints linger.” *Wine Spectator* suggests drinking “now through 2035,” and notes “500 cases imported.” Food-wise, Larner flags roast meats, including “rosemary-scented lamb or beef.”