La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 2019 ABC321 and granite-driven Atlantic-cooled vineyards above

and granite-driven Atlantic-cooled vineyards above the Miño in A Cova

with seamlessly integrated toffee and vanilla notes from the Caribbean Casks

white flowers and mint lend quite a bit of aromatic presence and overall lift

Coming from the Springbank distillery in Campbeltown this gem

including gentian

La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 2019 ABC321 and granite-driven Atlantic-cooled vineyards aboveIn 1975 Sergio Rossi bought a farmhouse and six and a half hectares of vines from Tedina Biondi Santi daughter of the family that effectively invented Brunello and renamed the place La Gerla. He became one of the first thirty five producers ever to bottle Brunello di Montalcino, and the estate has been quietly excellent ever since. Its heart sits in Canalicchio, on Montalcino's cooler northeastern side, where Sangiovese ripens slowly and holds onto