Producers - Italy - Brunello

Question 1

Biondi Santi

Answer 1

• Montalcino North
  1800s
• OG Brunello in 1865, Clemente Santi - daughter marries Jacopo Biondi (today a new Jacopo and sis Alessandra run it)
• under 6k cases
• Rosso comes in Red Stripe and White label
• Slavonian oak, concrete, temp. controlled, 15-18 day MCR w/ pumpovers

Question 2

Soldera

Answer 2

• Tavernelle
• Gianfranco Soldera - 1972
• OG farming from start, also botanical park with lake, bird, and over 1k rose varieties
• 2013 withdrew from consorzio
• 60,000 liters drained in 2013
• 1,250 cases
• Pegasos (declass) and Intistieti (younger vines)
• lots of pumping, ferment in slav oak, 14-15 days, ripe grapes from prining, green harvesting, thinning, etc.
• 5 years in botti

Question 3

Il Paradio di Manfredi

Answer 3

• 1959
• Manfredi was an OG founder of the consorzio and was hands-off in approach like his old job at Biondi Santi
• Daughter and her husband run today
• organic not certified
• 800 cases