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Biondi-Santi

2018 Biondi-Santi, Brunello di Montalcino

Italy Sangiovese Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino 750ML

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Vinous

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2018 Biondi-Santi, Brunello di Montalcino
Biondi-Santi

2018 Biondi-Santi, Brunello di Montalcino

Italy Sangiovese Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino 750ML

Wine Advocate

96

Vinous

95
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In the way that Henri Jayer pioneered de-stemming and cold-soaking in Burgundian winemaking, so, too did Ferruccio Biondi-Santi forever alter the Tuscan landscape with his Brunello di Montalcino. Brunello, once a term just used to describe the darker shade of a particular Sangiovese clone (a brown-ish hue, thus, "Brun-ello"), is today universally known as a wine of impeccable class. As Filippo of Tenuta Buon Tempo tells it, Montalcino is incredibly competitive, and no wine receives the Brunello designation if that wine does not carry the requisite quality. All of this thanks to the finest and most emblematic Brunello of them all, Biondi-Santi.

Biondi-Santi

Long known as a rugged, structured grape, Sangiovese was often toned down with the addition of local white grapes, hoping to soften the wines and allow for earlier consumption. Clemente Santi had noticed one clone of Sangiovese that carried the brown-ish hue carried more complexity, and began to widely plant clippings of the clone. His grandson, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi, was the one to take it to the ultimate level, by practicing extended macerations, longer aging and only utilizing the Brunello clone (also known as Sangiovese Grosso) for his wine.

Tancredi Biondi-Santi followed Ferruccio in the cellar after his death in 1917, and added his own touches that are still practiced today, such as topping-up and re-corking older bottles to maintain their integrity. His influence was paramount in the appellation's creation and laws when the DOCG system was installed. Franco Biondi-Santi took over in 1970, and was succeeded after his 2013 passing by his son, Jacopo.

Today, Biondi-Santi has amassed 33 hectares. In 2016, the estate was purchased and is now overseen by Technical Director Federico Radi. Jacopo has moved to his family's other estate, Castello di Montepò in Maremma. Biondi-Santi's wines are as epic as ever, held as a class above most - if not all - of the rest.

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Biondi-Santi

In the way that Henri Jayer pioneered de-stemming and cold-soaking in Burgundian winemaking, so, too did Ferruccio Biondi-Santi forever alter the Tuscan landscape with his Brunello di Montalcino. Brunello, once a term just used to describe the darker shade of a particular Sangiovese clone (a brown-ish hue, thus, "Brun-ello"), is today universally known as a wine of impeccable class. As Filippo of Tenuta Buon Tempo tells it, Montalcino is incredibly competitive, and no wine receives the Brunello designation if that wine does not carry the requisite quality. All of this thanks to the finest and most emblematic Brunello of them all, Biondi-Santi.

Long known as a rugged, structured grape, Sangiovese was often toned down with the addition of local white grapes, hoping to soften the wines and allow for earlier consumption. Clemente Santi had noticed one clone of Sangiovese that carried the brown-ish hue carried more complexity, and began to widely plant clippings of the clone. His grandson, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi, was the one to take it to the ultimate level, by practicing extended macerations, longer aging and only utilizing the Brunello clone (also known as Sangiovese Grosso) for his wine.

Tancredi Biondi-Santi followed Ferruccio in the cellar after his death in 1917, and added his own touches that are still practiced today, such as topping-up and re-corking older bottles to maintain their integrity. His influence was paramount in the appellation's creation and laws when the DOCG system was installed. Franco Biondi-Santi took over in 1970, and was succeeded after his 2013 passing by his son, Jacopo.

Today, Biondi-Santi has amassed 33 hectares. In 2016, the estate was purchased and is now overseen by Technical Director Federico Radi. Jacopo has moved to his family's other estate, Castello di Montepò in Maremma. Biondi-Santi's wines are as epic as ever, held as a class above most - if not all - of the rest.

The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

96

The Biondi-Santi 2018 Brunello di Montalcino brings us to a new chapter in the estate's history. This is the first vintage made entirely by the new team (under CEO Giampiero Bertolini and Technical Director Federico Radi) following the 2016 acquisition of Biondi-Santi by the Paris-based EPI holding company. It is no doubt an exciting vintage for them, and it also benefitted from renewed oak casks and other important investments. (To date, about half the old wood has been replaced, and they continue to buy 5% to 10% new casks each year going forward.) The 2018 vintage saw above average rain and cooler conditions that led to slow-ripening. The wine is open-knit in texture and a little leaner in consistency, but it shows fresh acidity and pretty notes of violet, wild cherry and blood orange.

Vinous

Vinous

95

The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is gorgeous, floral and finessed, wafting up with a classic Sangiovese profile blending dried rose and black cherries, complicated by dusty earth, worn leather and hints of cedar spice. This shows a beautiful ripeness of fruit, pure and lifted yet potent, with masses of red, wild berries and inner florals that cascade across a core of zesty acidity. This finishes long and staining with regal tannins and a tart cranberry tinge that lingers on and on. Simply magnificent, the 2018 takes the perfumed character of the vintage and marries perfectly to a core of vividly intense fruit. This is entirely atypical of the vintage and the result of extreme selection that reduced production quantities by 20%.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

96

The Biondi-Santi 2018 Brunello di Montalcino brings us to a new chapter in the estate's history. This is the first vintage made entirely by the new team (under CEO Giampiero Bertolini and Technical Director Federico Radi) following the 2016 acquisition of Biondi-Santi by the Paris-based EPI holding company. It is no doubt an exciting vintage for them, and it also benefitted from renewed oak casks and other important investments. (To date, about half the old wood has been replaced, and they continue to buy 5% to 10% new casks each year going forward.) The 2018 vintage saw above average rain and cooler conditions that led to slow-ripening. The wine is open-knit in texture and a little leaner in consistency, but it shows fresh acidity and pretty notes of violet, wild cherry and blood orange.

Vinous

Vinous

95

The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is gorgeous, floral and finessed, wafting up with a classic Sangiovese profile blending dried rose and black cherries, complicated by dusty earth, worn leather and hints of cedar spice. This shows a beautiful ripeness of fruit, pure and lifted yet potent, with masses of red, wild berries and inner florals that cascade across a core of zesty acidity. This finishes long and staining with regal tannins and a tart cranberry tinge that lingers on and on. Simply magnificent, the 2018 takes the perfumed character of the vintage and marries perfectly to a core of vividly intense fruit. This is entirely atypical of the vintage and the result of extreme selection that reduced production quantities by 20%.