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Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino 2010

Reviews

96 -Vinous -

Biondi Santi’s 2010 Brunello di Montalcino is one of the more controversial wines of the night. Some tasters admire the wine’s classical austerity and potential, but for others the wine is too tight to deliver real pleasure. There is little question the Biondi Santi needs time, but it is in my view impressive on this night, even if it is not as sexy as many other wines.

96 -Wine Enthusiast -

This radiant wine is loaded with finesse, opening with an alluring fragrance of rose, violet and a whiff of pressed powder. The firm, linear palate offers bright cherry, crushed red berry, white pepper and a hint of tobacco alongside a backbone of fine-grained tannins and bright acidity. It’s impeccably balanced but youthfully austere and needs to open up.

95+ -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

I had previously reviewed this wine upon its commercial release three years ago, but a wine like this merits frequent return visits. The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino remains youthful and tight and has hardly budged since I last reviewed it. This classic vintage will be remembered for its elegance and its power, two seemingly contradictory traits that come magically together on rare occasions. This wine shows tightness at its core with snappy freshness and stacked aromas of forest fruit, violets and freshly tilled earth. I have expanded the drinking window with this second review of the wine.

95 -James Suckling -

93 -Wine Spectator -

Technical Details

Blend 100% Sangiovese
Winemaker Franco Biondi-Santi
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
Vineyard Estate
Farming Method Organic Practices
Oak Slavonian oak casks
Fermentation Indigenous yeast fermentation in cement vats
Aging / Cooperage 36 months in oak, followed by a period in bottle before release
Alcohol 13.9%
Production 5,490 cases

Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino 2010

Name: Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino 2010
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014926
Price: 224.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Sangiovese | Tuscany

VN96, WE96, WA95+, JS95, WS93

Organic Practices

$300.00

$224.95

750ML

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It was Ferruccio Biondi Santi who invented Brunello di Montalcino in the late 19th century, isolating the grape variety he called Brunello from Sangiovese Grosso vines on his Tenuta Greppo estate in the hills above Montalcino and producing what is considered the first modern Brunello in 1888. Generations of the family followed, each adding to the estate's remarkable legacy, and the wine's extraordinary longevity is part of what defines it as one of Italy's foundational addresses. The 2010 vintage at Biondi-Santi is, by any measure, an exceptional wine, delivering the classic austere beauty of this estate in a vintage that has proven to deserve its stellar reputation across Montalcino. A wine of linear precision and fine-grained tannins, it opens with rose, violet, and a whisper of pressed powder, moving to bright cherry, crushed red berry, white pepper, and a hint of tobacco on the long, elegant finish. Vinous awarded 96, Wine Enthusiast 96, Wine Advocate 95+, James Suckling 95, and Wine Spectator 93. A wine for the patient collector, now approaching its most rewarding drinking window. The price here is incredible for a Biondi-Santi of this vintage. Grab yours before it's gone.

About The Producer

It is a rare phenomenon that a wine can trace its origins to a single man. Brunello di Montalcino however, owes its existence to Ferruccio Biondi Santi and its fame to his family. Now on the seventh generation of winemakers, the Biondi Santi family continues to produce wines renowned for their elegance and extraordinary longevity. Located in the heart of Montalcino, the Tenuta Greppo estate spreads over 25 hectares of vines on soils rich in heavy stones and marl – perfect for the cultivation of Sangiovese Grosso. Defenders of a rich enological heritage, the family continues to employ traditional vinicultural methods started well over a century ago, producing wines renowned for their elegance, balance and extraordinary longevity.

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