Lisini Brunello di Montalcino 2019 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	Lisini
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Varietal	Sangiovese (Grosso)
Vintage	2019
Sku	RD13029
Size	750ml

 

Below the town of Sant'Angelo in Colle, Lisini sprawls over 120 hectares, 24 of which are planted to vines. The 2019 embodies this warm, munificent, exotically scented southern stretch of Montalcino. Ripe arbutus berry and red rose meld marvellously with chestnut, iron and sunbaked earth. Sumptuously textured, it is generous in body and flavour, exuding fleshy persimmon and ripe strawberry. The palate drips with luscious acidity and a mineral drive lifts the core. Sandy tannins are relatively supple without sacrificing their commanding hold, and it finishes with crushed allspice...Decanter 

The grand history of the Lisini family dates back to the 16th century, when they inherited a tract of land in Montalcino near Sant’Angelo in Colle. Like those around them, the family cultivated the Brunello clone and from the fruit made tiny quantities of wine that they consumed themselves. Not until 1967 did Lisini first present its Brunello on the market, but the quality was already quite promising and the scale of production was kept very low, with just 12 of their 154 ha planted to vines. The wine has consistently reveled in public acclaim since, and in 1975 the estate was dubbed best of the Brunello Consortium in a tasting at the enoteca Solci in Milano. Eight years later the family brought in enologist Franco Bernabei, who has since overseen the development and improvement of Lisini’s wines. The resultant bottlings are big and angular yet elegant, and the single-vineyard Ugolaia expresses the character of the land through the best of old-style Brunello.