The Story
This wine was originally known as the Biondi-Santi “White Label Brunello”, but changed its name in 1983, when the Rosso di Montalcino DOC was established. It reflects the signature style of our high-altitude vineyards with a vibrant freshness and a distinct fruitiness which makes it thoroughly enjoyable at a young age.
The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino is a bright wine with good acidity, and pleasant to drink right from its release. It has tension, energy, and vitality, fitting well with the Red project, perfect for a graceful and cheerful moment. It offers floral aromas, sour cherry, and crushed mint. Velvety tannins envelop the palate while fresh acidity provides a crunchy finish.
95 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This is an epic vintage that has been expertly interpreted by the Biondi-Santi winemaking team. The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino has impressive complexity and finesse, the result of many complicated blending decisions. The wine remains on the shy side at the moment and will need a few more years of bottle age before its full bouquet comes into focus. The wine is essentially linear and sharp with firm structure, seething energy and bright red fruit. The vintage was warm, dry and luminous. The Sangiovese harvest started on the 9th of September.
91 Points - Wine Spectator
Offers ample fruit in the form of cherry, strawberry and red currant notes accented by tar, iron and eucalyptus. Firmly structured, tense and elegant, with a solid grip on the long finish. Drink now through 2030.
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This wine was originally known as the Biondi-Santi “White Label Brunello”, but changed its name in 1983, when the Rosso di Montalcino DOC was established. It reflects the signature style of our high-altitude vineyards with a vibrant freshness and a distinct fruitiness which makes it thoroughly enjoyable at a young age.
The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino is a bright wine with good acidity, and pleasant to drink right from its release. It has tension, energy, and vitality, fitting well with the Red project, perfect for a graceful and cheerful moment. It offers floral aromas, sour cherry, and crushed mint. Velvety tannins envelop the palate while fresh acidity provides a crunchy finish.
95 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This is an epic vintage that has been expertly interpreted by the Biondi-Santi winemaking team. The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino has impressive complexity and finesse, the result of many complicated blending decisions. The wine remains on the shy side at the moment and will need a few more years of bottle age before its full bouquet comes into focus. The wine is essentially linear and sharp with firm structure, seething energy and bright red fruit. The vintage was warm, dry and luminous. The Sangiovese harvest started on the 9th of September.
91 Points - Wine Spectator
Offers ample fruit in the form of cherry, strawberry and red currant notes accented by tar, iron and eucalyptus. Firmly structured, tense and elegant, with a solid grip on the long finish. Drink now through 2030.
