2017 Il Colle Brunello di Montalcino

2017 Il Colle Brunello di Montalcino

$72.00
4 Bottles in Stock
Shipping calculated at checkout.

Style: Red

Vintage: 2017

Grape Variety: Sangiovese

Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

Subregion: Brunello

Bin Location: R4

A CONNECTIVE THREAD BETWEEN POGGIO DI SOTTO, SOLDERA, AND PERGOLE TORTE
(and also BRANDON'S FAVORITE BRUNELLO UNDER $75 FOR FIVE YEARS RUNNING)
From one of the "small jewels in Montalcino's original growing area," Il Colle was once a part of Conti Costanti's Colle al Matrichese, a property that sits at a high altitude of 400-450 meters. This tiny estate is one of the last untapped resources in affordable Brunello di Montalcino, and stylistically there's a thread connecting them with a trio of other iconic estates: Soldera, Poggio di Sotto, and Montevertine. Giulio Gamberi, Il Grande Maestro di Sangiovese and Italy's greatest Sangiovese consultant, was a driving force behind the shapes of elegant Sangiovese we have fallen in love with at these aforementioned iconic estates. While this legend is no longer with us, Il Colle remains his most underrated project. As soon as it arrives each year we scoop up as many cases as we can get our hands on, and when I need a Brunello to hold me tight in its sultry sun-drenched clutches, I reach for it. It's never failed me, not even in the dreadful 2014 vintage. Il Colle adheres strictly to traditional techniques, a rustic winery employing natural yeasts, no temperature control, long maceration on skins, and no filtering, aging the Brunellos in Slavonian botti. This was the Brunello we poured by-the-glass at Pappas Bros Steakhouse after our entire team tasted forty Brunello's in order to find the best value. It's been comprehensively vetted by the best in the industry every year, and it always checks out.

2017 Il Colle Brunello di Montalcino

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Thanks for your patience as we prepare to fully open the shop in San Antonio! Any wine that is ordered with a selection to pickup in San Antonio will be available for pickup in San Antonio in 2-3 business days unless otherwise stated. If you have any questions, you can reach out to Josh at (210) 388-5556. You can pick up your wine at 2810 N Flores Street in the Alta Vista neighborhood of San Antonio.

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