• Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino Greppo Riserva 2015
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Biondi Santi Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino

Biondi Santi

Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino Greppo Riserva 2015

Red still

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  • Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino Greppo Riserva 2015
  • Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino Greppo Riserva 2015
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Biondi Santi Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino
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Denomination Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese Grosso
Aging In Slavonian oak barrels for 3 years.
Other years 2018
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Awards

  • 2015

    94

    /100

    Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.

  • 2015

    3

    This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.

  • 2015

    97

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

On the nose it reveals a vast and intriguing bouquet reminiscent of the forest floor in autumn, of aromatic herbs, of porcini mushrooms and of sour cherries.

Gusto

Taste

On the palate its structure and complexity shine through as the tasting experience moves plastically along both the vertical and the horizontal axis in a crescendo of sensations which will continue to grow in time.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

2 hours

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Biondi Santi
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1825
  • Oenologist: Federico Radi
  • Bottles produced: 70.000
  • Hectares: 32
Because of the geological make-up of its hills and the microclimate of the surroundings Montalcino is one of the oldest and most perfect wine growing regions of Italy. As far back as the XVI century Frà Leandro Alberti said that Montalcino was “famous for the good wines they grow on these delightful hills”. However, international fame arrived with Brunello di Montalcino, which was created at the end of the XIX century by Ferruccio Biondi Santi. Building on the experience of his grandfather Clemente Santi, who was an authority in agricultural issues of the Sienese region and a skilful viticulturist, and driven by his own intuition, he selected a particular clone of the Sangiovese grape (the Sangiovese grosso) on his estate “Greppo”. These grapes, purely vinified, were the beginning of a new typification of Tuscan wines.

“Greppo” lies on a range of hills in the Southeast of Montalcino at an altitude of about 500 meters and has a soil composition and microclimate particularly suited to the production of ageworthy and perfumed red wines. The size of the vineyards, all dedicated to produce Brunello, is 19 hectares, and they yield grapes of very high quality. The son of Ferruccio, Tancredi, a capable viticulturist and well-known oenologist in his own right, officially typified Brunello, established the foundations for the future appellation system in Italy. He launched the wine on the market and, within about ten years, achieved great commercial success and recognition for his work as a farsighted expert. A true legend of wine was born.

The Brunello di Montalcino of “Greppo” is one of the most long-lived wines of the world. Today, Tancredi’s son Franco Biondi Santi produces about seventy thousand bottles a year. He exports his wine worldwide and keeps in his cellar bottles of Brunello Riserva going back all the way to 1888. A slow ageing wine, the Brunello Biondi Santi evolves with the passing of the years and develops extraordinary perfumes and flavours while always remaining lively and persistent.

Burton Anderson defined the Brunello Biondi Santi as a “wine for meditation”: very persistent, giving off delicate perfumes even after the glass is already empty. Very long-lasting perfumes and flavours and of incomparable harmony. A wine that must be savoured in the right surroundings, at the right temperature and with the proper preparation for serving. Read more
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Biondi Santi

Name Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino Greppo Riserva 2015
Type Red still
Denomination Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Vintage 2015
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese Grosso
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Biondi Santi
Aging In Slavonian oak barrels for 3 years.
Allergens Contains sulphites