2020 | Bartoli Giusti Brunello di Montalcino | Tuscany | Italy Chateau La Bridane The old vines are very

The old vines are very much in evidence on the wonderfully textured broad-shouldered flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract while terminating in a dense

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with aromas of blood plums

well-structured palate

2020 | Bartoli Giusti Brunello di Montalcino | Tuscany | Italy Chateau La Bridane The old vines are veryAn old school Brunello raised in giant botti a throwback to Montalcino's classic, elegant style, 94 points. Bartoli Giusti makes Brunello the traditional way: 100% Sangiovese raised in large 80 hectoliter botti rather than small barriques, for a wine that critic John Gilman calls one of Montalcino's delicious stylistic throwbacks. Classical, elegant and soil driven, it tastes like Brunello from an earlier, purer era. Traditionally made Brunello at