Biondi Santi - Rosso di Montalcino 2019
Biondi Santi is located in Tuscany , Italy . The family estate was established in the 1930s and is said to have been the first to produce Brunello di Montalcino . Ferrucio Biondi Santi, during the powdery mildew and phylloxera problems in the late 19th century, developed massal selections of his hardiest vines, then grafted them onto American rootstocks and continued to produce a red wine aged in oak barrels from Sangiovese while other producers stopped production or shifted to different styles of wine. Today the estate is managed by Jacopo Biondi Santi and his sister Alessandra. The Biondi Santi vineyard has 25 hectares of Sangiovese , of which 5 hectares were planted between 1930 and 1972. They also have, since the 1990s, Castello di Montepo , an estate in Scansano in Maremma Tuscany .
Rosso di Montalcino is made from Sangiovese Grosso , whose vines aged 5 to 10 years are cultivated on rich stones of various origins. The wine is aged for 1 year in Slavonian oak barrels , with an additional 4 months aging in the bottle .
Grape variety: 100% Sangiovese Grosso