Over the past three decades, Alessandro Mori has established Il Marroneto as one of Montalcino’s most revered names, with collectors and top restaurants treating the wines as benchmarks for traditional Brunello. Founded by Giuseppe Mori in 1974 and now developed alongside his son Iacopo, the estate sits on the cooler northern side of Montalcino atContinue reading “The Tuscan Soul of Il Marroneto’s Brunello di Montalcino”
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The rolling hills are made for great wine
The rigid rules for making Brunello di Montalcino – 100 % Sangiovese, minimum ageing for at least 48 months, of which 24 of them in barrels, before release – has been the prime motivation for officials to create the Rosso di Montalcino designation in the 1980s. The press soon coined these – also pure Sangiovese butContinue reading “The rolling hills are made for great wine”