2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Gemini, Riserva, La Serena, Tuscany, Italy

This is exclusively produced from a selection of the finest single-vineyard fruit, grown at the top of the estate at about 400m elevation. La Serena bought the plot in 1987, with the first vintage produced here in 1991. Andrea seeks the minimum period of oak maturation (36 months in 70hl botti), looking instead for a gloriously pure expression of terroir. The fruit here is the last to be picked, which in a cooler year like 2018 serves it very well, imparting depth and intensity. There is pure cherry and black cherry fruit with smoky accents and a note of tobacco and liquorice. With a keen eye on the horizon, this later-ripening plot is likely only getting better and better.

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