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Brunello di Montalcino “Greppo” Riserva DOCG 2007
Durable, austere, but above all unsurpassed elegant drop from one of the most famous estates in Tuscany. SUPERIORE.DE
"An elegant style, boasting red berry, cherry, floral and wild herb aromas and flavors. Lean and firm, almost ethereal, riding the racy profile to a lingering aftertaste of fruit, spice and mineral. A wine of finesse." Wine Spectator
"The estate's flagship Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is terrific in 2007. Rose petals, red cherries, flowers and spices are all layered together. This isn't a huge wine, but rather a Brunello of elegance, refinement and pure finesse. The 2007 is a total infant of a wine, butone that holds quite a bit of promise for the future. There is plenty of vintage 2007 radiance, but it would be a shame to open a bottle beforeits tenth birthday, and that is likely to be on the optimistic side." Antonio Galloni
"A wine with wonderful layers of fruit and silky tannins. Loads of chocolate, cedar and dried flowers on the nose and palate. Full-bodied, and muscular. Long and intense. Grows in the palate. This need years of bottle age. Extremely well done for this producer. One of the best wines from here in a long, long time." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 42 months Wooden barrel
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Development: wooden barrel
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 28,90 g/l
- Total Acid: 5,50 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,0 g/l
- Closure: natural corks
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2040
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09942207 · 0,75 l · 593,33 €/l · Price incl. VAT, excl. Shipping4 units available
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Brunello di Montalcino “Greppo” Riserva DOCG 2011
Lavish Brunello Riserva with a bouquet of sweet black cherries, frankincense, liquorice and tobacco. The 2011 vintage brings incredible depth, immense fullness and a great personality. SUPERIORE.DE
"This hot and dry year has created a Riserva that, by Biondi-Sandi standards, is an unusually early source of drinking pleasure. Subdued, but very noble aromas of pickled red berries, also a touch of coffee beans, leaves and dried herbs. In the palate densely woven, with fine-grained tannin and beautiful enamel." Vinum
"Brilliant, rich ruby with a slight garnet edge. Compact, multi-layered nose with notes of raspberries, pickled cherries, some saffron. Fine-meshed tannin on the palate, unfolds with great elegance, fine cherry fruit, echoes for a very long time, salty." Falstaff
"Mid ruby with orange tinges. Deep yet locked nose hinting at ripeness. Gorgeous, chewy, minerally cherry fruit with lots of powdery tannins. Very long, fine and tannic for the moment, but a little more approachable than the normal BS 2011 Brunello, from what I remember." Jancis Robinson
"Aromas of plums and light caramel and hazelnuts. Full body, a solid core of fruit and chewy tannins. A little dusty now. Need a couple of years to soften." James Suckling
"The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva makes a bold and more articulate statement (compared to the 2012 Annata wine released at the same time). That extra year of aging has contributed to more powerful aromas of dark fruit, balsam herb and spice. There is extra fiber and texture here overall. This Riserva shows a higher degree of density and a tighter embroidery with dark fruit, spice and tobacco. Both 2011 and 2012 are warm vintages, and the wines produced do not boast the same level of bright acidity that you normally get from this estate. But, if there's one thing the wines of Biondi-Santi have demonstrated over the years, it is that they get better with time. Set this bottle aside in your cellar." Robert Parker
"Dark red. Musky nuances give way to brighter red fruit, licorice and herbal aromas. Rich and dense, with flavors of red cherry and minerals lifted by hints of orange peel and bergamot, not to mention noteworthy but harmonious acidity. Finishes long with youthfully chewy tannins and lingering hints of violet. This strikes me as a slightly readier to drink version of Brunello Riserva from Biondi-Santi, but as always, it improves greatly with aeration so decant at least six hours ahead for maximum enjoyment." Ian d’Agata (vinous.com)
"Beautifully balanced, this opens with alluring scents of wild berry, rose, baking spice and whiffs of chopped herb. Seamlessly combining ripe fruit and the firm's trademark finesse, the bright elegantly structured palate delivers juicy wild cherry, crushed raspberry, white pepper and a hint of black tea framed in polished tannins and fresh acidity. It's already tempting but the best is yet to come."(Cellar Selection) Wine Enthusiast
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 42 months Wooden barrel
- Development: wooden barrel
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 29,20 g/l
- Total Acid: 5,35 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,80 g/l
- ph-Value: 3,20
- Closure: natural corks
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2042+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09942211 · 0,75 l · 612,00 €/l · Price incl. VAT, excl. Shipping< 24 units available
About the winemakers
Biondi Santi - Il GreppoTuscany | Montalcino
In 1888 Ferruccio Biondi Santi created the famous Brunello di Montalcino from a brilliant inspiration, based on the model of Barolo at the time. This was a revolution because in the rest of Tuscany no wine was made from a single grape variety. Founded by Ferruccio's grandfather Clemente Biondi Santi in 1840, the traditional winery Il Greppo, south-east of Montalcino, has long been regarded as a magical place. Even older vintages of the estate are among the jewels of Italian viticulture. Stylistically of perfect elegance, with a restrained acidity at a young age - these are the characteristics that allow the noble plants to age superbly. The Biondi Santi family also owns vineyards on the Tuscan coast in another estate called Poggio Salvi, where they make delicious and comparatively inexpensive wines.
The passion and care with which Tenuta Il Greppo devotes itself to the production of an excellent traditional Brunello is still unbroken today. Both wineries are managed by Jacopo Biondi Santi after his father Franco, great grandson of Ferruccio and a fascinating personality of distinguished appearance, died in 2013 at the age of 91 years. Even today, the winery still benefits from Ferruccio's extensive experience in clone selection. Only shoots of the Sangiovese Grosso di Montalcino are considered in the vineyards. The grapes are selected according to criteria based on the results of in-house tests. In the cellar of the estate there are very old huge barrels next to partly new ten- or 40-hectolitre containers.
Until the 1950s, the estate remained Brunello's only bottler. When a boom began in the 1980s, the wines were almost forgotten for decades because of the multitude of new interpretations of the old wine. In the 1990s, the company also had to contend with fungal infestation in the vineyards. There were also disputes between Franco and Jacopo, who would have preferred to prepare Greppo wines much more modern than his father. At the beginning of the new millennium, Tenuta Il Greppo returned to its old form. SUPERIORE.DE
"A visit to the winery has something of an old ritual: you let the place have its effect on you in peace and are confronted with all sorts of memories - of the vintages, but also of the people who wrote history here."Gambero Rosso
Facts
- Year founded: 1888
- Owner: Family Biondi Santi
- Annual production: approx. 80,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 25 hectares
- Natural cultivation