Pian delle Vigne, Brunello di Montalcino 2019

Descrizione

Made from the Sangiovese clone found only in the southern Tuscan hills towns, this wine is a spectacular vision of the Antinori family worked-out in the revered village of Montalcino.

A wonderfully layered nose of red cherries, black cherries, tea leaf and blood orange, leading to crushed violet, vanilla, and beautifully integrated balsamic notes. The palate is fresh, savoury and incredibly smooth with silky mellow tannins. It’s a massively long finish too, with all that dark fruit flavour and red fruit lift, carried by balsam, vanilla and nutmeg. Delicious. 

The Pian delle Vigne estate is just over three miles south-west of the town of Montalcino, covering an area of 184 hectares, of which 83 under vine, at an altitude of 130 metres above sea level. Antinori bought the estate in 1995, the first year that the Pian delle Vigne Brunello was produced.

Stylistically this wine has always looked to the fruit: which is to say that they have always used large oak barrels for production, rather than smaller barriques, thus preserving the fruit characteristic instead of the heavy oak-influences that were becoming the norm in much of the DOCG. What’s so telling about this decision is that these days, this is the style that has become the norm – a more Burgundian approach, if you will, to vineyard and grape. It’s certainly the most respectful and authentic manner that we can think of…