Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli 2019 (75cl, 14.5%)

Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli 2019 is a single-vineyard Brunello made from 100% Sangiovese, from the Montosoli vineyard northeast of Montalcino. Altesino was the first estate in Montalcino to introduce cru wines. The vineyard sits at 350 to 400 metres on marly limestone and siliceous limestone soils, and the wine was aged for 28 months in large 60-hectolitre French and Slavonian oak casks. Production was limited to approximately 12,000 bottles. Aroma: blackcurrant, steeped plums, cherry liqueur, pressed flowers, violet, crushed slate and gravelly earth. Taste: raspberry compote, blood orange, polished leather, star anise, sage, baked plum, licorice, mocha. Finish: long and layered with sweet smoke, new leather, wet stone, savory earth and cherry.