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1997 Podere Salicutti Brunello di Montalcino

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August 6, 2023 - $145

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RATINGS

3 BicchieriGambero Rosso

...balance...a generous nose with enticingly sweet fruit and notes of tobacco, coffee and vanilla. The sweet fruit fills the mouth effortlessly, elegantly encouraged by powerful alcohol and poised, densely packed tannins.

98Wine Spectator

A brick house. This shows fabulous aromas of violets, berries, cherries and minerals that turn to black licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins, yet polished and fine. Goes on and on. Super wine from this small producer...

96Vinous / IWC

Intoxicating perfume of incense, sandalwood, nutmeg and clove. Very fresh, pure, and vibrant in the mouth, with flavors of ripe plum, black pepper and camphor. Fat and plush, with a strong core of graphite...

PRODUCER

Podere Salicutti

Podere Salicutti is a 10-acre estate in Montalcino, Italy. Its owner Francesco Leanza is from Sicily and was a chemistry professor in Rome before starting Podere Salicutti in the 1990s. The vineyard was planted in 1994 and Leanza moved to the estate in 1997 and began making wine organically. The estate was the first in the area to make wines organically, and it is today known for its well-structured Brunellos. Wine Spectator has rated some vintages with scores in the high 90s.

REGION

Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino is regarded as one of Italy’s best appellations. Located in south central Tuscany below Chianti, the wines of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are made of a Sangiovese clone called “brunello,” which means “little dark one,” a reference to the brown tones in the skin of the grape. Unlike some Tuscan appellations that allow other grapes to be blended with Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino is entirely Sangiovese. Montalcino itself is a picturesque, hill-top town not especially well known for wine production until the mid-19th century, when a local vineyard owner isolated the brunello clone and planted it. Other growers followed suit. Nevertheless it wasn’t until 1970s that wine enthusiasts started paying attention to Brunello di Montalcino, which by then was becoming an outstanding wine. Today there are 120 estates in the DOCG, up from about 25 estates in 1975. Brunellos in general are bigger, darker, more tannic and more powerful wines than Chiantis or most other Sangioveses. By law they must be aged for four years, and two of those years must be in wooden barrels.

VINTAGE

1997 Podere Salicutti Brunello di Montalcino

330 cases produced