La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 2019 NO20230802 nutty oak-forward barrels

nutty oak-forward barrels

Her spirits convey her character - they are pretty and easy

Made from 100% wild-harvested Dasylirion leiophyllum aged 18–22 years prior to harvest

a ringer for anyone who loves pretty

bottled unfiltered and dosed barely at all

La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 2019 NO20230802 nutty oak-forward barrelsIn 1975 Sergio Rossi bought a farmhouse and six and a half hectares of vines from Tedina Biondi Santi daughter of the family that effectively invented Brunello and renamed the place La Gerla. He became one of the first thirty five producers ever to bottle Brunello di Montalcino, and the estate has been quietly excellent ever since. Its heart sits in Canalicchio, on Montalcino's cooler northeastern side, where Sangiovese ripens slowly and holds onto