Le Chiuse, Brunello di Montalcino, 2021 2019Monfortino and today Céline and Jérôme

and today Céline and Jérôme run it organically

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

and expressive form

boysenberries

That elevation and geology give the wine an energy and freshness unusual for the zone

Le Chiuse, Brunello di Montalcino, 2021 2019Monfortino and today Céline and JérômeFrom 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