1997 | Biondi Santi Greppo Riserva | Brunello di Montalcino Domaine Francois Gaunoux stone and oyster shell

stone and oyster shell

We then racked it all into one large tank and dropped the temperature down to stop fermentation so we could bottle after harvest

It's going to evolve for two decades and is well worth seeking out

concentrating sugars and aromatics before fermentation

1997 | Biondi Santi Greppo Riserva | Brunello di Montalcino Domaine Francois Gaunoux stone and oyster shellThis is just a baby. So dense and refined. Superb intensity and power. Full bodied, tight and exciting. Incredible. Spice, tea leaf and berry. Goes on for minutes. Better in five or six years but beautiful now. Decant two hours in advance of serving. 96 Pts James Suckling