2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 1.5L Magnum Mars Winemaking Notes: Maceration lasts for

Winemaking Notes: Maceration lasts for 3-8 weeks in stainless steel

Not surprisingly it has a strong relation in taste and feel to a Chenin Blanc grown on the schist soils of the Anjou—particularly a dry Chenin from the Côteaux du Layon

then aged for about two years in large Slavonian oak casks before a gentle bottling

Alexander (Leanganook) looking back towards Mt

2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 1.5L Magnum Mars Winemaking Notes: Maceration lasts forThis 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