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Brunello di Montalcino Costa di Monte
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Here's a new wine from Tenuta di Sesta that represents a selection of the best fruit from the latest-ripening vineyard plot placed at the estate's highest elevation. This 1.6-hectare parcel sits at 350 meters above sea level with rocky soils, clay and limestone. The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Costa di Monte shows similar texture and fruit weight as seen in the village bottling; however, the flavors feel even darker in this case. If that wine has red and purple fruits, this wine veers toward black plum and blackberry. It sees both Slavonian and some French oak and ages for three years. It closes with rich texture, some sweet almond, spice and velvety tannins. Production is limited to 3,700 bottles, and I give this bottle an edge in terms of longevity.
Tenuta di Sesta's Giovanni Ciacci is now joined by his children Andrea and Francesca in management. This estate is located on a hillside called the Poggio d'Arna, which stands at 400 to 450 meters above sea level at its highest point and descends softly to the Orcia River at about 200 meters in elevation.
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We are in Castelnuovo dell’Abate, south-west of Montalcino, at the ‘home’ of Giovanni Ciacci. This is his interpretation of Brunello “vintage”: freshness on the nose, pomegranate, then citrine thyme and gillyflower. The sip is also juicy, with iodized tannins, officinal and spicy recalls, persistent.
Drinking window : 2026-2038
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Costa di Monte grumbles up from the glass with a savory blend of flowery underbush, cedar, wilted violets and crushed black cherries. This model of purity is silky and serene with cooling acidity and crisp wild berry fruits underscored by a core of saline minerality. The 2019 tapers off with tension, leaving a web of fine tannins that add a classically dry sensation as orange and blackberry notes fade. The Costa di onte is a lovely Brunello in the making yet it will require extensive cellaring to show its best.
Lots of dark fruits, dried meats, and red flowers followed by vanilla beans and a hint of underlying nutty characters. Medium-bodied with sturdy and structured tannins. Fruity and energetic overall with a focused finish. A bit tight for now. Keep until 2028.
Intriguing and at times engaging in its well-contained ripe traits, it is reminiscent of red plums, strawberries, geraniums, linden, lemon peel, vetiver, sandalwood and bergamot. Full body, perfectly ripe tannins of incredible fine grain and a truly essential and tasty finish that progresses in the best way, pressing into the satisfying sip. Better from 2026.
