Pian dell'Orino Brunello di Montalcino Vigneti del Versante 2017
Red
Brunello di Montalcino, Italy
8.0
WineSaint
Dense mineral backbone anchors wild cherry and dried herbs, with a distinctive medicinal edge that speaks to the vineyard's character. The palate shows impressive concentration despite the challenging vintage, though youthful tannins grip firmly and demand patience. There's real substance here beneath the austere frame. Cellar 3-5 years for the structure to soften and reveal its full potential.
wild cherrydried herbsmineralmedicinal notes
Label
Pian dell'Orino
→Small Montalcino estate run by Caroline Pobitzer and Jan Hendrick Erbach, farming biodynamically on the southwestern slope. Two single-vineyard Brunellos, Vigneti del Versante and Bassolino di Sopra, define the range.