2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Savoie just south of the Champagne

just south of the Champagne border

effusive Pinot Meunier named after a punk band whom Taras had played as an opener for

including harvesting

with a high mineral content

The lots were fermented separately but employed similar methods – 100% whole cluster

2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Savoie just south of the ChampagneThis 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