Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino

In the glass

Aroma: dried cherry, rose petal, tea leaf, tobacco

Palate: red plum, iron, balsamic, wild herbs

The founding Brunello, traditionally styled in Slavonian botti from the Greppo estate's Sangiovese Grosso vines.

What it pairs with

• Florentine peposo
  Slow-cooked beef in pepper finds Brunello's spice register.
• Aged Pecorino di Pienza
  Crystalline sheep's-milk cheese sharpens dried-cherry notes.
• Bistecca alla fiorentina Find bistecca alla fiorentina on TableJourney →
  T-bone classic with old-school Brunello structure.

History

Ferruccio Biondi-Santi bottled the first vintage labelled Brunello di Montalcino in 1888 from the Greppo estate, isolating Sangiovese Grosso for solo bottling. EPI Group acquired the estate in 2017.

1. 1888 — First vintage of Brunello di Montalcino
2. 1980 — Brunello becomes the first DOCG in Italy
3. 2017 — EPI Group acquires the estate

Facts

Producer

Biondi-Santi

Grapes

Sangiovese Grosso (100%)

Classification

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Oak

36 months in large Slavonian oak casks

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 180 to 350 at retail

Drinking window

10 to 40 from vintage

First vintage

1888

Scores

• Wine Advocate 97 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2021)
• Vinous 97 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2021)

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