Italy Biondi SantiBrunello di Montalcino

1986 Brunello di Montalcino

Biondi Santi

Central Italy / Italy

Red

Bts

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£200.00

Tuscany Wine Journal, Day Three: Biondi Santi

Introducing the latest installment of FINE+RARE buyer Jessica Bryans’ Tuscany Wine Journal, documenting her whistle-stop tour of all the region has to offer. Day One · Day Two** ** Day Three: Meeting the Godfather of Brunello Another great day, tasting great Brunelllo. I started the morning with Brunello for breakfast at the estate of Gianni Brunelli – run by the lovely Laura Brunelli. With her new ...

ON October 23, 2015

Gaja’s Brunello di Montalcino - Pieve Santa Restituta

Gaja’s wines from Barbaresco are undoubtedly some of the finest wines in the world, but their single vineyard wines from their Brunello di Montalcino estate – Pieve Santa Restituta - whilst a lot less well known, deserve equal attention, particularly with the release of their 2015s due out next week. It was a big decision for this Piedmont producer to ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON April 14, 2020

F+R Tuscany Report: Montalcino

Brunello is without doubt one of Italy’s most important wines; indeed some have argued that it is Italy’s greatest (although we would probably give that crown to Barolo). Super Tuscan's aside, Brunello is the Italian wine that will most likely appeal to Bordeaux lovers, those that find Barolo’s acidity a little too much, and the very best Brunellos – and ...

ON September 4, 2014

Brunello 2017: vintage report

As the latest wines from Montalcino are released, we delve into the 2017 vintage. Talking to and tasting with leading producers at the annual Benvenuto Brunello event last November, here’s everything you need to know about a tricky year for the region’s growers The headline for the latest Brunello vintage is that it was a challenging year. But don’t write ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON January 14, 2022

Brunello di Montalcino: F+R report

Part of what we do at FINE+RARE is try, wherever possible, to get as close to source as we can. Ideally we deal direct with the winemakers themselves. Following the success of the brilliant 2010 vintage, our buying team have just returned from Montalcino. Jessica Bryans recounts the trip: It is hard to believe that Brunello is such a new ...

ON June 11, 2015