2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 1.5L Magnum Mars rooted in Bairrada’s classic clay-limestone

rooted in Bairrada’s classic clay-limestone

Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru

the pH is 3

with notes of almond

high-energy Chenin that captures Augereau’s intuitive

2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 1.5L Magnum Mars rooted in Bairrada’s classic clay-limestoneThis is a classic vintage and will be the inaugural vintage of Brunello from the domaine. If I were a collector this is the vintage I'd want in my cellar both the brunello and the IGT are triumphs. The Brunello fruit comes from what he calls the "Vigna del Bosco" which contains a sandy well draining soil, encircled by the forest. The vines are accessible only by a narrow path through the woods from his IGT vines (the Vigna Vecchia"). The tannins on