2017 Il Paradiso di Manfredi Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany, Italy EmmanuelBrochet 6-hectare Chardonnay plot within Mugnier’s

6-hectare Chardonnay plot within Mugnier’s walled monopole—recreated by over-grafting Pinot vines to Chardonnay when the Clos returned to the domaine—the 2022 marries the site’s limestone-rich soils to a low-intervention

A tiny (350 btls total) bottling of Meunier from a single plot

Grape: Grolleau Gris

linden flower

and aged in neutral French barriques

2017 Il Paradiso di Manfredi Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany, Italy EmmanuelBrochet 6-hectare Chardonnay plot within Mugnier’sThe vineyards of Sangiovese Grosso are planted on terraces on the north face of the hill of Montalcino, at an elevation of roughly 330 meters above sea level with a north east exposition. Marine deposits in the soils are evidence that this area was once rich with sea life, a characteristic that brings depth and character to the wines. In fact, the family often turns up fossils when working the soils in the vineyards. Florio wills his wines to be an