BIONDI SANTI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2017 Côte Mesnil Oger Sitting at roughly 360 meters

Sitting at roughly 360 meters above sea level — the highest vineyard in the village and cooler than Setzer's other single-vineyard sites — the parcel produces a more tensile

where they focus on growing the best possible grapes through hand-picking

and freshly mown hay

ripe and round with discrete vanilla and brioche scents

BIONDI SANTI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2017 Côte Mesnil Oger Sitting at roughly 360 metersGalestro and clay soils on Montalcino's slopes among Tuscany's most storied terroir for Sangiovese Grosso drive the structural backbone that defines Brunello at its most classical. The 2017 vintage brought drought and above average heat, conditions that pushed early ripeness and concentrated small berry fruit. Biondi Santi, the estate credited with pioneering Brunello di Montalcino in the 19th century, held the wine's signature acidity and tannin