Sometimes you look around and find amazing wines that are ready to drink for the holidays hiding right under your nose. This beautiful wine is an amazing price on an elegant well-aged wine. Plus a few of the 2015's are available as well.
Cellar diving in Montalcino...
and we found a gem!
Sometimes you look around and find amazing wines, that are ready to drink for the holidays, hiding right under your nose. This beautiful Sassetti wine is an amazing price on an elegant well-aged Brunello. Plus a few of the 2015s are available as well.
Four generations of the Sassetti family have made wine in Montalcino. Livio worked the historic property through the late 1970s, then purchased the 16 hectare vineyard of the now–famous Podere Pertimali. The Podere is in the Montosoli area, north of Montalcino, a particularly well-known area for the cultivation of the Sangiovese grape.
In 1967, Livio was among the founders of the Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino, which was the same year the DOC(G) system was written into law. In 1968 he built a terracotta wall in his cellar to preserve the old vintages of the wines produced by the family. Today, that collection consists of almost 1,000 bottles, including a bottle dated to 1915. Faithful to the teachings of his family Livio has over time renewed and expanded the vineyards, preserving the genetic heritage of the old vines.
2012 Sassetti Livio Pertimali Brunello Riserva
$99.98 $69.99/Bottle Buy Now
Lowest price in the country-39% below market average
96 WS / 95 JS / 94 WA / 93 VM / 93 WE / 17+ JR
Firm and dense, this red sports cherry, leather, cigar box and sweet spice flavors. A juiciness midpalate adds depth. Finishes with tannins and a combination of earth, mineral and tobacco notes.- Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator
2015 Sassetti Livio Pertimali Brunello Mulino
$51.89/bottle Buy Now
72 bottles In Stock
This is the first vintage of the 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Mulino from Pertimali, a lower-elevation cru that’s noted for the high level of marine fossils found in its soils. Here I find a classic display of dried roses, black cherry, dusty earth and freshly-tanned leather. It envelopes the palate in fleshy textures offset by a mix of tart wild berries, zesty acids and savory spice, as building tension puckers the cheeks, seeding them with fine-grained tannins. This comes across as structured yet remarkably balanced, and it’s a beautiful expression of the vintage. Lose your bottles in the cellar for two to three years, and then reap the rewards. - Eric Guido, Vinous Media
2015 Sassetti Livio Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino
$69.89 $57.89/Bottle Buy Now
Buy 6 - 11 only $54.99
Buy 12+ only $51.99
36 bottles In Stock
There’s something ethereal in the nose with flowers, cherries, strawberries and shitake mushrooms. Full body. This grows on the palate with super tannin and fruit structure. So much berry flavor and round, caressing tannins that fill your mouth. Tight at the end. This needs four to five years to show its true greatness. James Suckling
Cheers,
Daniel McKeown
Fine Wine Sales Coordinator
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