2008 Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino 'Riserva'

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2008 Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino 'Riserva'Biondi Santi's 'Tenuta Greppo' is where it all began for Montalcino's eventual rise to fine wine stardom. Clemente Santi's submission of 'Vino Rosso Puro 1852' at a National Exhibition in Florence is possibly the first 100% Sangiovese grown in Montalcino and provided the framework for his descendants creation of Brunello di Montalcino. The entire history of Montalcino as a wine region are completely inseparable from the Santi name. It's no wonder the

It is made from Cognac flavored with the peel of bitter Haitian oranges

This is an intense

extended lees ageing and judicious use of oak barrels to tease out the full potential of the wines

Expresses the essence of three coveted ingredients: Turkish rose

with each ingredient meticulously sourced and finished separately in Martinique Rhum Agricole casks

The Grand Cu dry Rieslings always see an extra year in barrel

and it is consistently one of the most highly-rated wines in the region

and farming was converted to organic and biodynamics

the wine rested in the same barrels for 11 months and then in stainless steel for another 7 months

and the result is a classic tropical-scented California Sauv

This mezcal has notes of butterscotch

with careful stirring