Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino 2006

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Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino 2006Price: $75.00 Case Price: $67.50

Color:: Red
Body/Type:: Medium Bodied
Style:: Traditional
Size:: Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:: Gianni Brunelli
Grapes:: Sangiovese
Serve At:: 57°-63° F
Region:: Italy > Tuscany > Montalcino

Traditional and hand crafted are the hallmarks of the iconic Italian winemaker Gianni Brunelli. His Brunello di Montalcino is the masterpiece. With only 1,500 cases produced annually, this prized wine is a pure expression of the Sangiovese grape, with its silky, refined flavors.

Gianni Brunelli is an iconic figure in Italian winemaking. In 1987, he repurchased the familys old five acre vineyard at Le Chiuse Eli Otto, on gentle slopes above the medieval town of Montalcino, with his first vintage under the Brunelli label in 1989. However, the family vineyards were small even for Montalcino, so in 1996 he acquired a magnificent 11 acres of vines at Podernovone, on slopes adjacent to Barbi Colombini, south facing sites in the distance of Monte Amiata. It was and is a paradise, and Gianni dreamed or finishing his days there with his beloved wife Laura. Sadly, Gianni died in 2008, and Laura now runs the estate, which produces only 2,500 cases of all their Gianni Brunelli wines.

The walled medieval village of Montalcino clings to a rocky hilltop, an hour's drive south of Chianti Classico. This southern region of Tuscany is known for it's warmer climate, producing wines that are bigger bodied, denser, and packed with a bit more punch. The warmth also provides winemakers more assurances that each year sangiovese grapes will indeed ripen and produce wines of nuance and complexity.

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