Rosso di Montalcino Doc 2019 Tenuta Greppo 75 cl Biondi Santi

BS RDM19

A wine of fruit and vibrancy, the Biondi-Santi Rosso paves the way for the Brunello. For Biondi-Santi, the Rosso has always been a special wine, following a specific idea of making a red wine which reflects the signature style of our high-altitude vineyards with a vibrant freshness and a structure, which permits the wine to age, but which is driven by a distinct fruity character and is thoroughly enjoyable at a young age.

Traditionally, the Rosso is produced from our youngest vines, and from those vineyard plots which underline the fruitiness. It is fermented in cement vats and has an ageing in oak which is shorter than that of the Brunello, 12 months.

This wine was originally known as the Biondi-Santi Brunello “white label”, but became the estate’s Rosso in 1983, when the Rosso di Montalcino DOC was established.

VINTAGE 2019: A rainy and cold spring with a slow growth of shoots and late flowering preceded a hot and dry June and July. Around mid July northen winds cooled off the temperatures for some days and there was a refreshing rainstorm. August was hot and dry, but also brought new rainshowers at the end of the month, providing ideal ripening conditions in the last days leading up to harvest. Picking started on September 14th.

ORIGIN: The grapes for the Rosso di Montalcino 2019 were selected from the following estate vineyards: Tenuta Greppo, located to the south-east of Montalcino, Ribusuoli, located just below Tenuta Greppo and Pievecchia, located to the north of the town of Montalcino.

AGEING: The 2019 Rosso di Montalcino was aged in Slavonian oak barrels for 12 months.

EMOTION: A lovely encounter of flowers and red berry fruits, the Rosso di Montalcino 2019 reveals fresh, energetic notes of cherries, blood oranges, pomegranate, violets and honey suckle, followed by balsamic sensations of kitchen herbs, liquorice root and menthol. The nose and palate are fully aligned as the crunchy tannins and lively acidity blend in with this Rosso’s impressive, levigated fruity core, leading us towards a savoury finish with long-lingering mineral notes. The longer the wine is allowed to breathe in the glass, the more the impressive weight and depth of this marvellous vintage show their character.

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%

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