Le Chiuse, Brunello di Montalcino, 2021 2019Monfortino and expressive form

and expressive form

Smaragd is the Wachau's highest ripeness category — Alzinger's Loibenberg Smaragd is thus the fullest expression of what this estate and this terroir can do

The palate is taut and powerful

Grown at elevations up to 2

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Le Chiuse, Brunello di Montalcino, 2021 2019Monfortino and expressive formFrom cradle of Brunello vines, this is the kind of Sangiovese you can scarcely put the glass down. Le Chiuse sits on the north east slope of Montosoli at the northern end of Montalcino a cooler, more aromatic side of the appellation and the estate's seven hectares are entirely Sangiovese Grosso. The family connection runs deep: Lorenzo Magnelli, who today runs winemaking, is the great great grandson of Ferruccio Biondi Santi, and Le Chiuse fruit fed