Montalcino
The Brunello Hill
Portrait
Ferruccio Biondi Santi isolated a sangiovese clone and aged it far longer than anyone thought sensible, producing the first Brunello in 1888; only four vintages were declared in the following half-century. The hill town above the vineyards has a fortress you can drink in, and the Val d'Orcia below is the Tuscan landscape everyone pictures.
Nearby in the atlas
Pienza — The Ideal CitySiena — The Shell-Shaped SquareSan Gimignano — Towers of TuscanySolomeo — The Cashmere Hamlet
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