Voliero Brunello di Montalcino (2021)

Wine Tasting Notes
The 2021 Voliero Brunello di Montalcino features a bright, medium-ruby color and opens with a complex bouquet of wild strawberries, red cherries, kirsch, crushed rock, menthol, and dried floral nuances. On the palate, it is full-bodied, silky, and energetic, delivering layered red plum and blackberry fruit framed by fine-grained, chalky tannins and vibrant acidity that persist through a long, mineral-driven finish.

Winery/Producer Highlights
Voliero — Voliero is the second estate of Andrea Cortonesi, the owner and winemaker of Uccelliera, who launched it in 2006. Its name means "aviary," and since the 2010 vintage the fruit has come from small, higher-elevation parcels between Castelnuovo dell'Abate and Sant'Angelo in Colle in southern Montalcino, about 350 to 430 meters (1,150 to 1,410 feet) up on calcareous, sandy, iron-rich soils. The 100% Sangiovese ferments spontaneously in stainless steel and is traditionally aged around 30 months in large Slavonian and French oak casks.

Descriptive Words
Elegant, Mineral, Silky, Energetic, Age-worthy