Brunello di Montalcino 'Il Greppo' Magnum Biondi Santi 2017
Biondi Santi

Brunello di Montalcino 'Il Greppo' Magnum Biondi Santi 2017

Brunello "Il Greppo" by Biondi Santi is the symbol of Montalcino: the wine that wrote the history of the denomination. It has an elegant and articulate personality, with a classic and at the same time modern charm: red flowers, small berries, wet earth, balsamic herbs and sweet spices in a full, complexity and freshness body

Vintages:
2017
2018
527,80 
Awards
96James Suckling
97Robert Parker
4Vitae AIS
5Bibenda

Features

Denomination

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Vines

Sangiovese Grosso 100%

Tipologia

Region

Alcohol content

14 %

Format

150 cl Magnum

Aging

36 months in Slavonian oak barrel

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites
Collection bottle, no discounts

BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 'IL GREPPO' MAGNUM BIONDI SANTI 2017 DESCRIPTION

Until the second half of 1800, the most known and appreciated wine in the area of Montalcino was a sweet white wine, Moscadello; was at that time that Clemente Santi began to study the potential of a clone of the Sangiovese grape, the Sangiovese Grosso, locally called Brunello because of the very dark color of the berries. Later, around 1860, the grandson of Clemente, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi (son of Jacopo Biondi and Caterina Santi) began to produce a red wine that proved itself to have excellent quality. These were the years when the phylloxera began to impose itself as a real bugbear for Italian viticulture: in contrast with the habit of quickly sending on the market all the red wines for a rapid financial response to the investments on the new vineyards, Ferruccio Biondi Santi wanted to diversify with a wine to enjoy in his longevity, chosing a winemaking style with pure Sangiovese. Thus was born the Brunello di Montalcino, whose paternity was acknowledged to Biondi Santi since 1932 by an interministerial committee responsible for a study of the Chianti region. Since then, the prestige of the Biondi Santi brand has gained increasing value, thanks to practices of great significance as the accurate mass selections of Sangiovese and the topping of old reserves. The absolute vocation of the vineyards in the Greppo estate, combined with strict agricultural practices and operations in the cellar aimed at the pure exaltation of Sangiovese are the backdrop for a production of Brunello that is increasingly identified with the essence of Biondi Santi family's work: anywhere in the world, a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino Biondi Santi is a tribute to the family history of those who believed in this wine and delivered it to the Olympus of Italian viticulture and winemaking.

Colour

Bright ruby ​​red

Scent

Intense, rich and very complex, of wild berries, humus, balsamic herbs, dried flowers, sweet spices, vanilla and underbush

Taste

Harmonic structure, warm, full-bodied, tannic and balanced

Temperature
18°-20°C
When to open
To enjoy it at its best, we recommend you to let the wine rest in a decanter at least 1 or 2 hours before serving
When to drink
Wine good to drink now, but that can have a beautiful evolution after resting for a while in your cellar
Glass
Ballon
Perfect for robust, full-bodied and intense red wines, which require intense oxygenation to disclose all their deep and complex aromas and enhance the evolution in the glass
Longevity
You can leave it in you cellar even for more than 15 years
GuideYearScoreQuote
James Suckling201796 / 100Unmissable Wine
Robert Parker201697 / 100Extraordinary Wine
Vitae AIS20174 / 4Wine with an excellent stylistic and organoleptic profile
Bibenda20175 / 5Excellent Wine

Biondi Santi

Foundation Year1825
Vineyard hectares32
AddressFranco Biondi Santi - Tenuta Greppo, Viale Greppo, 183 - 53024 Montalcino (SI)

Perfect to drink with

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Game

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Red Meat Stew

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Aged Cheese

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Pasta Bolognese

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Risotto with Meat