Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (75cl, 14%)

Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 2017 is a red wine from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, made entirely from Sangiovese. It is bottled at 14% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The Costanti family has held land in Montalcino for over two centuries. For the 2017 vintage, grapes were fermented on skins in stainless steel tanks for approximately two weeks, then aged for a total of 36 months in oak, including 12 months in five-hectolitre Allier medium-toasted tonneaux. No Riserva was bottled, with top-quality fruit directed into this Annata. The nose shows ripe dark-skinned berries, dried cherry, violet, camphor, dark spice and cedar, with crushed herbs and dried citrus peel. The palate has Marasca cherry, blood orange, red berry fruit, potting soil, licorice, white pepper and a salty mineral streak, with a long finish of crushed stone and dusty flowers.