Moon Over Montalcino: Part 1
Tuscany’s most celebrated appellation features diverse landscapes and wines. Biond-Santi represents the tradition
Posted: Jun 1, 2011 6:20pm ET
I spent two days in Montalcino during my trip to Tuacany. I toured the region with Stefano Campatelli, the director of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino and visited five estates. Campatelli also organized a blind tasting of 16 Brunellos, mostly from the 2006 vintage, and nine Rossos, all from 2009. At dinner with the consorzio directors later that evening, we enjoyed some older vintages of Brunello riservas, including Biondi-Santi's dating back to 1955. Here are my notes.
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