2016 San Polo Brunello di Montalcino Vignavecchia DOCG, Tuscany

The Vignavecchia vineyard is the steepest and the oldest on the property planted in nutrient poor, well-draining soil of calcareous limestone composition, with mineral rich shale and sandstone ancient fossils litter subsoil reminding all who visit the . Brunello produced off Vignavecchia are intense, broad, and impeccably structured with an eye into the future to reward patient cellaring in the medium and long term.

A very rich and rather opulent 2016 Brunello, offering cherries, dark berries and walnut shells with dark chocolate and dark mushrooms. It’s full and layered with chewy tannins and a tight finish. Old vines.

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