2017 Castelgiocondo - Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Ripe al ConventoColour : Red Producer : Castelgiocondo Label Name : Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Ripe al Convento Country : Italy Region : Tuscany Sub Region : Brunello di Montalcino Variety : Sangiovese Grosso Vintage : 2017 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Note: All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product.

and the extended ageing requirement make Ripe al Convento one of the most age-worthy and ambitious expressions of Brunello di Montalcino produced by any of the appellation’s large estates

and its closest stylistic references are the finest examples from Argentina’s Mendoza province

precision and strong sense of place

and the 2015 is regarded as the wine at something of a peak expression

with a pear flavor emerging with air

is a Supertuscan of great elegance produced from an assemblage of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon

Gattinara is produced from Nebbiolo (locally called Spanna) grown on volcanic porphyry soils in the Sesia Valley of northern Piedmont

5 L - Magnum Ratings : Wine Advocate 96 pts

Very broad and sweet on the palate

now at more than a decade from harvest

violet-forward aromatic character for which the variety is celebrated without the jammy

dry conditions that yielded healthy fruit with excellent concentration while retaining sufficient freshness to maintain balance