Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2021

Sesta di Sopra | Tuscany
Podere Sesta di Sopra | IT 53024 Castelnuovo dell'Abate

09842121 · 0,75 l · 98,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

This is certainly unique: one year's production. One cask. Thirty hectolitres of Slavonian oak – and within it, the Spina family's entire ambition for their Brunello Annata. No second cask as a reserve. No possibility of correcting, topping up or diluting. What matures in this vessel is the annual production of the Annata: the 2.5-hectare Brunello vineyard at 380 metres near Castelnuovo dell'Abate, the calcareous marl, four decades of manual labour, and the decisions made each year. Sesta di Sopra produces around 4,000 bottles of vintage Brunello – that is less than some estates quietly allow to disappear into their blends. 2021 was the year of transparency in Montalcino. Cool nights and warm days gave the Sangiovese that nervous tension which critics describe as "vertical" – energy rather than mass, precision rather than opulence. In the single barrel in which Sesta di Sopra allowed its grapes to mature, this vintage was simply outstanding!

A brilliant ruby red with garnet hues. On the nose: plum, dark cherry, nougat, with a hint of liquorice in the background and a delicate spiciness. The palate displays a tension that never dissipates – firm, well-integrated tannins, and a salinity that underpins and prolongs the long finish. A wine that knows its own worth – and carries this awareness with quiet conviction. SUPERIORE.DE

"A firm, well-structured, clear, ethereal and herbaceous nose, with slightly meaty, toby and leathery notes, evoking ripe black berries with hints of cherry, as well as a touch of dark chocolate and tar. Ripe, firm, tart and juicy fruit, slightly toasty and dark chocolate-like oak, pronounced, youthful, relatively crumbly tannins, slightly smoky on the palate, persistent, a hint of coffee, a certain inner sweetness, still undeveloped, some depth, a very good, firm, juicy and woody-spicy finish." Wein-Plus

"A brilliant ruby colour with a delicate garnet rim. A very appealing nose with notes of ripe plums and blackberries, a hint of nougat, and subtle hints of liquorice in the background. Very good structure on the palate, plenty of firm, well-integrated tannins, salty, with a broad, sweeping profile." Falstaff

"The 2021 Brunello di Montalcino offers a straightforward expression of the vintage, with dark fruit and solid structure. Aromas of blackcurrants and dried plums suggest a warmer growing season, whilst open-textured, chalky tannins lend the wine a broad and traditional structure. Production is limited to 4,000 bottles." Wine Advocate

"Fragrant and spicy on the nose, with aromas of sour cherries, red plums, dried flowers and crushed stones. Medium to full-bodied with compact, fine-grained tannins and bright acidity. Very taut and concentrated, with a long-lasting, mineral finish." James Suckling