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Here is the incredibly gorgeous estate of Altesino.

Altesino

July 16, 2024

One of Brunello’s great wineries, set in the eeastern hills of Montalcino near Siena in central Tuscany, stands the magnificently elegant 14th century-built Palazzo Altesi, home to the Altesino winery and a marvelous resort. Altesino was purchased in 2002 by Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini, owner of nearby Tenuta Caparzo.Today's winemaking team, led by Simone Giunti and Alessandro Ciacci. Currently they have over 100 acres under vine and produce roughly 22,000 bottles each year.

The new wines were fabulous and well-structured, generous bottlings. I was blown away with the 2019 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino (OB, 95) which was dense and chewy with loads of concentration and serious aging ability. Learn more about this famed Tuscan house at https://www.altesino.it/en/ and here are my reviews of the new Altesino wines.

2022 Altesino Rosso Di Montalcino- The 2022 Rosso di Montalcino opens with roasted figs and red cherries alongside shades of lavender, thyme and damp soils. Medium to full-bodied, showing good weight and depth, this is drinking marvelously right now. Drink 2024-2032- 92

2019 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino- The sinfully good 2019 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino is a sensational new release from this house that is already drinking marvelously at the five year mark. Once on the nose this takes on orange rind and Amaro notes alongside dusty soils, worn leather and tart cranberry tones. The texture here is insanely good as this glides throughout the drinking experience. Showing a fabulous sense of weight and length, this elegant, well-structured and dense Brunello will cellar well for another twenty years to come. Drink 2024-2040- 95

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