Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2011 by Biondi - Santi is certainly the flagship wine, not only of Tuscany but of the whole of Italy. And it makes sense since we are talking about the winery that "invented" Brunello and which has been recognized as one of the best in the world. Its scores do not fall below 95 pts, although with such a story few are interested in numbers…
Biondi - Santi winery has an impressive, long history dating back to the 18th century, when Clemente Santi inherited Tenuta Greppo from his mother and decided to focus on wine. Clemente was a graduate of Pharmacy, so his knowledge of chemistry and science helped him make a white wine, Moscatello, which in 1867 received a shocking distinction for the time. It won a medal at the Paris International Expo, which was a great achievement as the French considered themselves experts and hardly cared about non-French wines. This was the trigger to start making age-worthy red wines. He even created some new aging techniques.
His grandson, Ferruccio Biondi, inherited his passion for wine. He raised the standards of the winery and when phylloxera hit Italy, instead of making easy-drinking wines to earn money to replant his vineyards, he decided to make wines using 100% Sangiovese, intended for long aging. In 1932 he was named founder of Brunello. Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Reserve 1955 is in Robert Parker's list with the 12 Best Wines Of All Time (among them some first-growth Bordeaux, Romanee Conti, etc).
Today the Brunello di Montalcino by Biondi - Santi is an object of desire for all collectors and wine lovers worldwide. For Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2011 by Biondi - Santi, only the best grapes of Sangiovese BBS/11 are hand-picked (Brunello Biondi Santi vine No11, special clone they chose from their old vines). This is followed by a second sorting in the winery and then the wine is fermented and matured for 3 years in Slavonian barrels. It can easily age for 30-40 years without losing its dense, rich structure.
James Suckling has said "What would Italy be without Biondi - Santi wines?" and with this wine, we can understand why… Now it's your turn!
