Biondi Santi, Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2016

A rainy winter was followed by a quiet and rainy spring but with mild temperatures that were lower than the seasonal average. Rainfalls extended the pre-harvest time, favoring a very slow but balanced ripening of the grapes where the fruit benefitted from important day to night temperature swings, which enriched their aromatic notes. Harvest started on September 19, with over a week's delay compared to Biondi-Santi's normal standards.

Aging: The 2016 Biondi Santi Brunello has been vinified in concrete tanks by using indigenous yeasts, selected in our vineyards. Successively, it was aged in Slavonian oak barrels for 3 years.