{"title":"Brunello 10.10.24","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"h12","title":"Casanova di Neri \"White Label\" Brunello di Montalcino","description":"","brand":"Left Bank","offers":[{"title":"750","offer_id":46970232406249,"sku":"I43010","price":73.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.5","offer_id":46970232439017,"sku":"I43017","price":225.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_a11d46ce-9d5b-47d0-8e8e-eb36c71b7875.png?v=1631987940"},{"product_id":"h17","title":"Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eImporter Notes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fuligni was founded in 1923 by the Viscounts Fuligni, an ancient Venetian family who moved to Tuscany around 1770. The present owner is the exquisite Maria Flora Fuligni, who works side by side with nephew Roberto Guerrini Fuligni, enologist Paolo Vagaggini and agronomist Federico Ricci, in charge of vineyard management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"For Fuligni, terroir is the essence of great wines as well as the cultural legacy of generations of winegrowers who work a piece of land to capture its best exposures and to perfect cultivation and aging techniques. Everything from vineyard management to grape selection focuses on showcasing the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The grapes are vinified separately according to cru, in a classically inspired international style characterized by a strong backbone of acidity and smooth, polished tannins. The Fuligni range is a complete cross-section of Montalcino offerings, Rosso, Brunello, and Super Tuscan. The yearly production averages between 50,000-60,000 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"All of Fuligni’s wines are consistently judged among Tuscany’s finest. The wines are aged in a restored convent, which was transformed into a barrique cellar, tasting rooms and guest quarters. The former convent’s cool, cloistered tranquility supplies ideal conditions for their élevage.\" - Vineyard Brands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritical acclaim:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“99 points. So perfumed and seductive on the nose, with black cherries, minerals and rose petals that follow through to a medium body with ultra-fine tannins. Its finesse and vision tell you why Brunello is great. Long, vivid and beautifully balanced. Already a joy to taste, but best after 2027.” – James Suckling, December 19, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“98 points. Lavender, eucalyptus, dark spice, new leather and juniper berry aromas shape the beautiful nose on the 2021 Fuligni Brunello. All about class and finesse, the palate boasts great intensity, delivering ripe Marasca cherry, blood orange, star anise and rosemary alongside vibrant acidity. Taut, refined tannins lend support. While incredibly tempting, this is still young so give it time to reach its full potential. Drink 2031–2041.” – Kerin O’Keefe, November 15, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Left Bank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44673203241193,"sku":"I45631","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_9598e72c-157b-4ead-adc9-7211cbe37d1d.png?v=1631988776"},{"product_id":"clic-bianco","title":"Clic Bianco 2023","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhen I was a young cook eating “family meal” standing up in the restaurant’s back hallway, I was told that Italian white wine wasn’t really anything. But little did I know that half a world away, in the province of Fruli, Italy, there were vintners laboring every day to prove that their wine was of the utmost quality – powerful, minerally, showstopping, and WHITE wine. I mean front-and-center white wine, the kind that would spank a Cabernet that turns up to prove itself at the dinner table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eI had never imagined: white wine from Italy at the highest possible level. White wine to compare to Napa Cab, or Bordeaux, and Italian White to compare to white Burgundy, Chablis or Sancerre? All true!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis wine is from Friuli, in the northeast corner of Italy, tucked up near Trieste, Slovenia, and Austria. Over the centuries Friuli has existed in many different countries – so maybe this is the reason the wines are almost always blends. The melting pot includes locals (independent and not Italian until late in the 19th century), French, begat from Napoleon, Austrians and Hungarians from that Empire, and almost everyone else from central Europe. The resulting influence: a hotbed of stir-crazy traditions, grape varieties, winemakers, cultures, and almost everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe resulting wines that have emerged in these past 20 or so years are as enigmatic, powerful, and complex as anything else in the world. I love them! And soon, the world loved them. Increasingly, Friulian wines are expensive and allocated. As they climb in price, producers make better, bolder, ever-greater wines. And those wines – rightfully – get more and more expensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBut a handful of producers—like today’s featured one, Fabio Tassi—wanted to bring the joy of Friuli wine home, at a take-home price. Hence his family estate produced “Clic” – a drink to clink, or clic, your glasses with, raising a toast in celebration of gorgeous drinkability:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAromas of white peaches, orange blossoms, neroli, lemon zest and hints of toasted almonds. The palate is boldly textural, with a rich and full weight that would suggest the use of new oak, but is instead just the grape itself. The wine is mellow and calm, with a considerable texture that even red wine drinkers are sure to enjoy. Your home will be happier for this little addition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe wine revolution in Friuli was real, and this wine shows it. You don’t have to pay top dollar for top wine, but you do have to be willing to explore. I’ll drink to that. 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The 2019 vintage is one of the greatest that Montalcino has witnessed in the last decade, and that is more evident in the higher elevations of the north. The house of Le Potazzine is a prime example. The majority of their vineyards are located in the northwest at 510 meters and are balanced by vines cultivated around Sant’Angelo in Colle in the south. In 2019, Le Potazzine produced a wine of pure elegance, finesse and power. This is one of the most complete, young Brunellos I’ve yet tasted from Gigliola Gorelli and her two daughters, Sofia and Viola. Sofia Gorelli described 2019 as “a vintage of elegance with a typical cooler vintage drinkability but has the texture of great years.” She lends their success to their higher elevations. Le Potazzine seldom produces a Riserva, which is made from a selection in the vineyard. However, there will be one in 2019 and another in 2021. The 2021 Rosso, a barrel selection, always comes across as a baby Brunello. The 2021 is showing beautifully but is still quite young and will easily reward up to a decade in the cellar.\" - \u003cem\u003eVinous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Select Sellars","offers":[{"title":"750","offer_id":45066558144745,"sku":"812705","price":111.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.5L","offer_id":46203657617641,"sku":"812705M","price":209.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_82a718c6-560e-4808-b494-0e6a88b6c458.png?v=1659475232"},{"product_id":"le-potazzine-rosso-di-montalcino-2020","title":"Le Potazzine Rosso di Montalcino","description":"","brand":"Select Sellars","offers":[{"title":"750  ml","offer_id":47109997625577,"sku":"812702","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.5 L","offer_id":47109997658345,"sku":"812702","price":105.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3.0 L","offer_id":47109997691113,"sku":"812702","price":216.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5.0 L","offer_id":47109997723881,"sku":"812702","price":431.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_ccdf0da4-59bb-43ce-9908-f27a1da4b47b.png?v=1659474816"},{"product_id":"castiglion-del-bosco-brunello-di-montalcino","title":"Castiglion Del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino","description":"","brand":"Johnson\/Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45066922524905,"sku":"1908699","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"castello-banfi-brunello-di-montalcino","title":"Castello Banfi Brunello Di Montalcino","description":"","brand":"Breakthru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45204204749033,"sku":"9764573","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"il-poggione-brunello-di-montalcino","title":"Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 138%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69965d24-678c-8333-8b69-544340d85b01-10\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69965d24-678c-8333-8b69-544340d85b01-10\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69965d24-678c-8333-8b69-544340d85b01-10\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-471\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"61d4e092-dc00-46bf-b352-6153fd69f789\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"357\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBrunello is full of legends: tiny estates tucked into remote corners of Montalcino, cult producers with impossible waiting lists, visionaries chasing perfection one parcel at a time. And then there is Il Poggione, not because it is small or fashionable, but because for well over a century it has quietly helped define what great Brunello is supposed to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"808\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFounded in the late 1800s and stewarded by the Franceschi family for generations, Il Poggione stands among the grand historic estates of Montalcino. Long before Brunello became an international icon, they were bottling wines of extraordinary longevity and classical character. Even today, when trends come and go, Il Poggione remains a benchmark, one of the producers collectors reach for when they want Brunello at its most authentic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe 2020 vintage captures everything that makes the estate so beloved. Drawn from vineyards spread across the rolling hills south of Montalcino, this is Sangiovese in its most noble form: powerful without heaviness, structured without severity and deeply expressive of place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe aromas seem to unfold in layers. Dark cherry, wild strawberry, dried rose petals, blood orange, tobacco leaf, cedar and warm Tuscan herbs emerge from the glass with remarkable clarity. Beneath the fruit lies the unmistakable earthiness that makes Brunello so captivating, notes of sun-warmed stone, forest floor and iron-rich soil that root the wine firmly in the landscape from which it comes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1840\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWhat impresses most is the balance. The 2020 vintage delivered wines of generosity and charm, and Il Poggione has captured that accessibility without sacrificing the structure that makes Brunello one of the world’s great cellar wines. Fine-grained tannins frame the wine beautifully, while vibrant acidity carries the finish for what feels like minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"2260\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eYou can absolutely drink this now. Its youthful energy and expressive fruit make it surprisingly irresistible today with grilled meats, mushroom dishes, ragù or a thick-cut bistecca alla Fiorentina. Yet every sip also hints at what lies ahead. Five years from now this wine will be more complex. Ten years from now it may be magnificent. 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