2020 Tenuta di Sesta Brunello di Montalcino

Winemaker Notes: Named for the ancient parish church of Saint Mary di Sexta at the sixth mile marker on the Roman road from Roselle to Chiusi, the Sesta property is first mentioned in documents dating to 714 AD. After passing into the control of first one and then another Medieval abbey, the Sesta estate was formed under the Republic of Siena after the suppression of the Abbey of Sant’Antimo by the Pope (the former bishop of Siena) in 1462. After passing under the control of the noble Sienese Tolomei family for several centuries, the estate was purchased by brothers Felice and Giovanni Ciacci in 1850. Descendant Giuseppe Ciacci produced the first Brunello di Montalcino from the estate in 1966, when it was one of the original twelve producers in the region. Today, Giuseppi’s son Giovanni, with the help of his own children, Andrea and Francesca, manage the estate and produce absolute standards for Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Vinous - "The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino opens slowly in the glass with a delicate bouquet of dried rose petals, strawberries and a dusting of spice. This washes across the palate with an elegant wave of ripe red and blue fruits, maintaining a huge personality as edgy tannins slowly mount toward the close. The 2020 leaves a spicy sensation and the slightest tinge of heat(14.5% alcohol) while finishing with a coat of saturating tannins and hints of sour cherry." (EG 11.23)