2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 1.5L Magnum Mars with notes of almond

with notes of almond

they purchased their own small vineyard

rooted in Bairrada’s classic clay-limestone

effusive encouragement

Not surprisingly it has a strong relation in taste and feel to a Chenin Blanc grown on the schist soils of the Anjou—particularly a dry Chenin from the Côteaux du Layon

2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 1.5L Magnum Mars with notes of almondThis is a classic vintage and will be the inaugural vintage of Brunello from the domaine. If I were a collector this is the vintage I'd want in my cellar both the brunello and the IGT are triumphs. The Brunello fruit comes from what he calls the "Vigna del Bosco" which contains a sandy well draining soil, encircled by the forest. The vines are accessible only by a narrow path through the woods from his IGT vines (the Vigna Vecchia"). The tannins on