{"title":"Brunello 10.22.25","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"g19","title":"Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eImporter commentary:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The noble Costanti family goes back a long way – at least to Renaissance times. One of several famous counts, Costanti – Tito – was both a lawyer and a winemaker, and anticipated the present DOCG and DOC denominations. Not only was he one of the very first to use the name Brunello for Montalcino red wines, but the methods he employed were strikingly similar to those used for Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"\u003e\"Costanti Brunellos, however, were jealously guarded wines until the early 1960s, circulating solely among the owners’ friends and family. This changed with count Emilio Costanti, physician and grape-grower, who first put the family name on the wine map. Dr. Costanti had no children. After maximizing the winery’s potential and releasing the first “public” vintages, Emilio traced the sole living descendant of the ancient Sienese family, Andrea Costanti, a fresh graduate in geology at the University of Siena with no background in wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\"\u003e\"Andrea was appointed as the legendary count’s heir and successor in 1983 and immediately proved himself well worthy of Emilio’s trust. He not only coped with his new responsibilities but enhanced the family’s reputation for making great Brunello. Andrea achieved this by relying on his excellent instincts for wine, and an in-depth knowledge of the terrain’s geological components. In time, these natural skills were perfected, so that he eventually styled the range together with the winemaker, Vittorio Fiore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Deep ruby red with brilliant garnet reflections, the bouquet is rich, ample and intense with notes of brushwood, berries, plums, violets, spices and vanilla confirmed on the palate; wonderful elegance and balance, lush concentration, voluptuous body and silky, smooth tannins. Shows power and finesse all at once.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritical acclaim:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“99 points. The compelling Conti Costanti 2021 Brunello captivates with pronounced aromas of fragrant purple flower, eucalyptus, Mediterranean brush and perfumed berry. All about class and extreme finesse, the elegant palate delivers succulent wild raspberry, crushed Marasca cherry, spiced orange zest and star anise set against a backbone of fine-grained tannins. Fresh acidity lends balance and great intensity. Year after year Andrea Costanti turns out what are among the very best wines from Montalcino, and the 2021 is no exception, it’s an absolute stunner with great aging potential. Drink 2031–2046.” – Kerin O’Keefe, November 15, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Left Bank","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354497466601,"sku":"I44443","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2805\/7022\/products\/image_7687a7b2-197e-4273-a2ed-39819c82973d.png?v=1631804895"},{"product_id":"g42","title":"Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2013","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"There is something almost mystical about the Brunello di Montalcino from the wonderful estate of Valdicava. The mystique must emanate from the sublime vineyards on the north side of Montalcino, which produce arguably the most exquisite grapes. And, of course, the guru- like dedication of the owner Vincenzo Abbruzzese has also contributed to the craft of these lovely Tuscan sangiovese.\" - James Suckling\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA wine with a 98-point score is one thing; a wine chosen as James Suckling’s\u0026amp;nbsp;Wine of the Year is another entirely. The 2013 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino belongs to that very small club of bottles that manage to be both seismic and disciplined, powerful yet etched with precision. And unlike the usual hunt through dusty cellars or speculative secondary markets, this offer comes directly from Valdicava’s own winery reserves—perfect provenance, perfect maturity, zero guesswork.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe 2013 vintage marked a return to tension and classical proportion in Montalcino, a year where Sangiovese ripened slowly and beautifully, collecting nuance rather than weight. In Valdicava’s hands, that vintage becomes a study in controlled intensity: soaring aromatics of cherry liqueur, violets, leather, iron, and spice; a palate that moves from broad, muscular power into a long, almost architectural finish; tannins that have now softened into a deep, confident hum. Fully mature and entering its prime drinking window, this is Brunello ready to perform at full volume without losing its lineage of elegance.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhat makes this release especially remarkable is its source. Very few estates in Montalcino hold back perfect-condition stock for later release, and even fewer do so from vintages that critics unanimously consider among the decade’s finest. The result is a bottle that tastes not only of vintage and terroir but of intention—the estate’s belief that this wine deserved time, and that we would be better for waiting.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIf Brunello is a lifelong conversation between hillsides, seasons, and the people who tend them, 2013 Valdicava speaks one of its most articulate dialects. Suckling called it “a wine with soul,” but the bottle says the rest.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWinery-direct, impeccably cellared, and drinking at its peak.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis product is not equally allocated across our stores. 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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. 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