Val Di Suga - Brunello Di Montalcino Vigna Spuntali 2019 (750ml)

 
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Price: $105.00

Producer Val Di Suga
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Varietal Sangiovese
Vintage 2019
Sku 9812
Size 750ml

The Val di Suga, a winery situated to the north of Montalcino, began making wine in the early 1980s. A wine called Vigna del Lago was first made in 1983 from a northeast-facing vineyard beside the lake opposite the winery. In 1988 the winery purchased a particularly well-situated site called Spuntali southwest of town and this was followed in 1999 with the acquisition of the Poggio al Granchio vineyard, which is in the southeast. The varied exposition of these three sites around the town gives Val di Suga vineyards with three different aspects, allowing for a blended Brunello which is made up of fruit from the three distinct localities. In addition to the blended Brunello and the three individual crus, a Rosso is made and also a Riserva.  The estate totals 55 hectares under vine.

Fermentations are long – with about 20 days post fermentation maceration on the skins. Aging of the Brunellos is in large French oak barrels for 24 months, followed by six months in concrete vats.

 

James Suckling: 92 Points

"Ripe citrus berry fruit warm roasted spices sage and minerals on the nose. Full-bodied and structured with a heap of dusty tannins that turn a bit chewy in the lengthy finish." -Zekun Shuai

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