Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino Pertimali 2021 NO20231018 and aged in old oak

and aged in old oak with minimal sulfur

and this Riserva shows it: deep

It's 50% direct press chardonnay blended with 50% skin contact chardonnay

5L format offers an opportunity to savor its elegance in abundance

and violet in a medium-bodied expression of Pinot Noir finesse

Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino Pertimali 2021 NO20231018 and aged in old oakThe hill of Montosoli, just north of Montalcino, is about as close as Tuscany gets to a grand cru, and Livio Sassetti bought a piece of it back in the late 1970s. Pertimali sits high and cool on limestone rich soil, which is why this Brunello has a freshness and precision that a lot of Montalcino, chasing power, has lost. The Sassettis are unrepentant traditionalists: three years in big Slavonian casks, no shortcuts. Lorenzo Sassetti runs the estate