2022 ChevernyDomaine du Salvard
France | Loire
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The Sesti family’s organic, sustainable, cosmological farm on a high hill in the southern reaches of Brunello country is one of the most beautiful places on earth. That this translates into transcendental wines just seems like the natural order of things. The best wines have great freshness, noble tannins, and a deep, ripe core of fruit. Here is the Riserva: rich, savory, intense flavors; bright, tightly wound mid-palate; vigorously youthful—will continue to improve with more time in bottle.
—Dixon Brooke
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2012 |
Bottle Size: | 1.5L |
Blend: | Sangiovese |
Appellation: | Brunello di Montalcino |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Tuscany |
Producer: | Sesti |
Winemaker: | Elisa Sesti |
Vineyard: | 20 years, 3.9 ha total Brunello |
Soil: | Oceanic Sediment |
Aging: | Fifty-one months of élevage in 30-hectoliter oak botti, one year of bottle aging before release |
Farming: | Biodynamic (practicing) |
Alcohol: | 14.5% |
Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
Perhaps no region is tied to Italy’s reputation as a producer of fine wine as much as Tuscany. Since Etruscan times, viticulture has played a prominent role in this idyllic land of rolling hills, and the Tuscan winemaking tradition remains as strong as ever today. With a favorable Mediterranean climate, an undulating topography offering countless altitudes and expositions, and a wealth of poor, well-draining soils, conditions are ideal for crafting high-quality wines. Add to that the rich gastronomical tradition—Tuscany is home to some of the country’s finest game, pastas, salumi, and cheeses—and you have the blueprint for a world-class wine region.
This is Sangiovese territory; in fact, it is arguably the only place in the world where Sangiovese reaches a truly regal expression. In spite of a rocky history with fluctuations in quality, traditionally produced Chianti has reclaimed its status as one of the country’s most reliable, food-friendly reds, while the rapid rise of Brunello di Montalcino shows the grape’s potential for grandiose, opulent reds allying power and finesse. Traditionally-minded growers have stuck to using only indigenous grape varieties and employing techniques like aging in massive wooden casks known as botti, creating wines of terroir that shine at the Tuscan table.
Tuscan wines have had a place in our portfolio since Kermit’s first visit in 1977. While the names of the estates have changed, the spirit of those first unfiltered Chiantis he imported live on through our current selections.
Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
Podere Campriano Italy | Tuscany | IGT Alta Valle della Greve
Villa Di Geggiano Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
Villa Di Geggiano Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
Cuna Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany
Ferretti Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
Ferretti Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
Every three or four months I would send my clients a cheaply made list of my inventory, but it began to dawn on me that business did not pick up afterwards. It occurred to me that my clientele might not know what Château Grillet is, either. One month in 1974 I had an especially esoteric collection of wines arriving, so I decided to put a short explanation about each wine into my price list, to try and let my clients know what to expect when they uncorked a bottle. The day after I mailed that brochure, people showed up at the shop, and that is how these little propaganda pieces for fine wine were born.—Kermit Lynch
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