Le Ragnaie - Brunello Di Montalcino Petroso 2019 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Le Ragnaie
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Varietal	Sangiovese Grosso
Vintage	2019
Sku	210000002338
Size	750ml

Le Ragnaie Brunello Di Montalcino Petroso 2019

We absolutely adore the Brunello’s from the Le Ragnaie property. Classically styled, incredible florals on the nose, medium to full on palate, and will age out incredibly well. We are very lucky to be able to offer these wines as they are highly allocated. Le Ragnaie’s wines are made from 100% Sangiovese Grosso and exhibit elegance and finesse. All four Brunello wines are fermented in concrete without selected yeast followed by a long maceration of up to 90 days and three years in large Slavonian oak botti. All wines are bottled unfiltered and certified organic in the vineyards and cellar.

What sets this Le Ragnaie apart from many of the other producers in the region is their estate vineyards are split up into three different parcels. This allows Le Ragnaie to produce three different styles of Brunello di Montalcino that are terroir driven. This philosophy is not common in the region as most producers put out a wine to represent the producer not the land it is sourced from. This philosophy of winemaking is more common in regions like Burgundy and Napa, where subsoil is everything to a wine. There is a reason why wines sourced from Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy or Beckstoffer To Kalon in Oakville sell for what they do.

Its also very important to note that Le Ragnies vineyards sit at the highest altitude allowed by the consortium to produce Brunello di Montalcino. Vines grown at higher altitudes produce a smaller more intense berry with thicker skins. This translates into a more concentrated wine with more structure to age.

Le Ragnaie Petroso 2019: 100% Sangiovese from the Petroso vineyard, 1 hectare from the zone of Scarnacuoia near the heart of Montalcino. First made in 2016, when the Riccardo made 700 bottles from the exceptional Petroso barrel. Grapes underwent a period of 45 maceration days before ageing 36 months in large Slavonian oak.

The character of this wine is more accessible and open-knit. The Le Ragnaie 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Petroso is less ethereal but more grounded, with an obvious delivery of fruit (and more primary intensity) framed by caramel, light tobacco leaf, redcurrant, cherry and wild plum. An herbal element comes forward too with white pepper and something fun that recalls cashew celery root. The mouthfeel veers toward chalky, and there is a hint of minerality with wet limestone or rose quartz. It shows managed tannins over mid-weight texture for a very elegant finish. These qualities give this 3,000-bottle release reasonable runway to age.