2020 Le Chiuse, Brunello di Montalcino Price_175The 2020 Le Chiuse Brunello di Montalcino, crafted entirely from the esteemed Sangiovese Grosso clone BBS11, hails from a nuanced vintage that, while challenging, yielded wines of exceptional balance and immediate charm. Situated on Montalcino's cooler northeast hillside of Montosoli at 300 330 meters, Le Chiuse's calcareous clay soils, historically supplying fruit for Biondi Santi's Riserva, impart a distinctive verve and elegance to this DOCG
precise acidity
lean frame
The 2023 vintage gave them exactly what they needed — good tension
Lucien Le Moine operates as a micro-négociant with a rigorous focus on terroir-driven expression
with undertones of dark fruit and subtle spice
resulting in a muscular
and can be open for years without any loss of quality
Sauvignon Blanc
Les Journaries is from old vines from La Landonne
followed by long maturation in 100% new oak
Just sub out a small portion of whatever triple sec or what have you with this
No sulfur is used during fermentation