Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Stella di Campalto - 2015

Name: Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Stella di Campalto
Brand: Stella di Campalto
SKU: 24754
Price: 199.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 24754 750mL

From five vineyards, all of which sit between 900 and 1000 ft above sea level, this is a Brunello that avoids masculine stereotypes and goes for a structured, feminine style. Yet, clearly this is Sangiovese with all the garnet cherry and crumpled tobacco leaf that one desires. Highly age-worthy, but decant for immediate pleasure.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2015

Country

Italy

Region

Tuscany

Sub-Region

Montalcino

Producer

Stella di Campalto

Grape Variety

Sangiovese

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

If you hold this remarkable wine for a few more years you will be rewarded with rich complexity and elegant depth of flavor. But if, like me, you need immediate delicious gratification, fear not. Treat it to a little air and this wine will drink beautifully right now. Fragrant violets, wood, & leather on the nose. Dark berries and black cherries with sturdy but inoffensive tannins which are balanced out with a dash of bright acidity on the palate. More graceful than many other, more rustic Brunellos, Stella di Campalto will delight without food but will surely shine with red meat, game, and roasted poultry.

- TR

Glossary

Sangiovese

Italy's most planted grape variety is at the heart of some of the most beloved wines in the country. Grown all over the region, but especially in Central Italy, Sangiovese is the only grape allowed in Brunello di Montalcino, and the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Chianti, and countless other delicious Italian blends. Sangiovese has shown itself in recent years to be an excellent complement to Cabernet Sauvignon in red Italian blends; this grape duo forms the basis of many of the...

Tuscany

When you think of Tuscan wine, think of Sangiovese, the grape that is common to most great Tuscan reds (Vernaccia is the only white wine made here). Brunello di Montalcino, one of the most complex expressions of Sangiovese, has the best aging potential. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano shows the softer side of the grape, containing up to 20% of other varieties. Young Chianti often smells of fresh fruit and herbs, while Chianti Classico Riserva can be dark and brooding. The term “Super Tuscans”...