San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino Le Lucére 2020

San Filippo remains one of the best estates in all of Tuscany and has consistently made appearances on top wine lists, as well as won over the hearts of wine critics and fans the world over. Le Lucére is their very best plot, at the very heart of Montalcino and close to the iconic Biondi-Santi’s Tenuta Greppo vineyard, La Serena, and more! The 2020 is powerful, deep, and utterly gorgeous... made even prettier by our price and free shipping on just 2 bottles!

Le Lucére is one of those prized, single-vineyard Brunello di Montalcinos that never misses, no matter the year. Maybe it has to do with the vineyard – sitting around 260 to 280 meters elevation, surrounded by forests on three sides, with eastern exposure, a steeply sloping hill, healthy wind flow, and unforgiving silty, clayey soils. Or maybe it has to do with the winemaking strategies employed at San Filippo – starting with meticulous vineyard management and organic farming, with a stern focus on expressing the terroir with selective harvesting, minimal intervention, and varied styles of barrels used for aging.

Most likely, it’s all of the above, coming together in the perfect alchemy of sourcing, site, and stewardship. San Filippo sits on 22 hectares of prime Tuscan real estate and produced their first Brunello in 1977. Now, under the new ownership of Roberto Gianelli, they claim their place as one of Montalcino’s finest. When Roberto bought the property a few years back, he immediately invested in a full-scale renovation of the winemaking facilities and a rejuvenation of the vineyard property. The results have been dramatically impressive, and a new era of San Filippo drinkers is awakening to the limitless potential of this flourishing estate.

The 2020 Le Lucére is all roses and violets, and silky, spicy black cherries, with crushed blackberries and a kick of minty freshness. Aromatic, elegant, and massively powerful, this is just easing into drinkability at 5 years young, with about two (or more) decades of life ahead of it yet. The low-yielding, stressed-out vines, steep hillside, and dense, cracked earth of Le Lucére allow only the strongest grapes to survive, producing some of the best Brunello you’ll ever taste. We are forever fans of this winery, and their prized Brunello is something we’ll never tire of... grab at least 2 for yourself to get complimentary shipping included!

PAIRING IDEAS: Give this bangin’ Brunello a rich, braised pork ragu over thick, hand-rolled pici (a fat, spaghetti-like pasta that originated in Tuscany), and bask in gastronomic nirvana.