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Montalcino Wine
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A red wine, made from the Brunello clone of the Sangiovese grape, in Montalcino, south of Siena. It was developed in the late 1800s by Ferruccio Biondi Santi, who broke with the Tuscan tradition of blending several grapes to work with what he read more...
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Montalcino on Snooth
ChrisCaughman
Medium-deep brick-tinged ruby color in the glass with vivid aromas of bright cherry and raspberry accompanied by a healthy dose of oak, mushroom, tobacco and spice. Flavors on the palate follow the nose, while being...
cigarman168
@azacapa , just curiosity, why chasing this a 1997 Brunello di Montalcino
Laurapal
Salve. I live in Montalcino so I buy directly from them - we have 15+ wine shops here but the ones I quoted are the big players who have signs saying that they ship all over the world. The costs for shipments to the US is...
dmcker
Thanks for the links to the Montalcino wineshops, Laurapal. Have you, or anyone else you know, used them for purchasing from overseas? The enotecapierangioli website seems, at first glance, the easiest to deal with....
Ciao! Benvenuta a Snooth! The other option would be to try to source via the largest Montalcino enoteche (wine stores) - http://www.dalmazio.com, http://www.enotecalafortezza.it, http://www.enotecadipiazza.com http://www.enotecapierangioli.com...
Gregory Dal Piaz
I drove through Montalcino today and stopped for Lunch. Sadly I will be limiting myself to Chianti today and tomorrow then off to Montepulciano for Monday and Tuesday before heading to Umbria. Montalcino will have to...
danpetroski
Gentlemen, thank you. (Correct, Philip, it was another dog.) (John, thank god ... in Italy ? Anywhere near Montalcino ? Want you to meet a dear friend at Il Pallazzone.
Dark and silky, seductive and complex. Leather, liquorice, succulent fruit. Smooth and long finish. Amazing quality but only to be expected from an estate that gives as much time in wood to their Rosso as the DOCG requires...
Rosso di Montalcino Poggio di Sotto Fattoria Poggio di Sotto 2005
Starting at $45.76 Snoothrank: 4/5
dannelson22
A testament to Sangiovese and the Valdicava winery. Their 2003 Brunello di Montalcino is a full-bodied wine that showcases the terroir of Tuscany quite nicely. Exhibiting notes of butter, plum and the characteristic...
Popular Subregions of Montalcino
Popular Wineries in Montalcino
- Salicutti
- Pieve Santa Restituta
- La Poderina
- E. Fuligni
- Fanti Tenuta San Filippo
- Calbello
- Villa Rasina
- Fattoria Poggio di Sotto
- Case Basse
- Gorelli
- La Campana
- Tornesi
- Casanova di Neri
- Cerbaiola
- La Torre
- Villa La Prata
- Pian Delle Vigne
- Podere Salicutti
- Fattoria Pinino
- Tenuta Oliveto
- Le Gode
- Poggio Antico
- La Serena
- Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona
- La Magia
Popular Varietals from Montalcino
- Sangiovese
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Muscadelle
- Syrah
- Vermentino
- Pinot Grigio
- Pinot Noir
- Flora
- Zinfandel
- Muscat
- Montepulciano D'abruzzo
- Ugni Blanc
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