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Rosso di Montalcino 2018 75cl

DOC | Rosso di Montalcino | Tuscany | Italy
CHF 63.80
Critics scores
94 By Robert Parker
92 By Vinous
Elegant, graceful and fine, the Biondi-Santi 2018 Rosso di Montalcino offers a delicate approach to the senses and it spreads over the palate with polished and silky intensity. The acidity is elevated in this vintage. A handful of historic producers in Montalcino are bringing the Rosso category up to the next level, and the venerable house of Biondi-Santi is one of them. This was a somewhat unusual vintage with prolonged cool spells alternating with moments of intense heat. However, this wine shows even ripening and is quite vibrant and tangy in terms of its acidity. In spectacular Sangiovese style, the wine ends with lingering tones of wild cherry, sweet earth, potting soil and perfumed violet.
Producer
Biondi Santi

The symbol of Montalcino, the Biondi Santi name, remains one of the most famous in the appellation, producing one of the region’s best Brunellos. Current oenologist, Jacopo Biondi Santi follows in the path of his ancestors - Clemente, Jacopo, Ferruccio, Tancredi and Franco - at the Il Greppo estate. After phyloxera came in the second half of the 1800s, the family developed a specific clone, which now bears the name BBS11 (Brunello Biondi Santi 11) from which their unique Brunello Biondi Santi - Tenuta Greppo is produced. The rigorous clonal selection of their Sangiovese, along with their non-interventionist vinification approach, has produced wines with tremendous success for over 200 years. The study of the clones continues at Castello di Montepò, a medieval stone castle, which has remained in the family since its founding in the 1880s.