Tassi - Brunello Di Montalcino 'Colombaio' 2016 (750ml)

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Producer	Tassi
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Subregion	Brunello di Montalcino
Varietal	Sangiovese
Vintage	2016
Sku	82102
Size	750ml

 

Vineyards: Vigna Colombaio

Position: Castelnuovo dell'Abate
Vinification: Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in wooden vats with maceration of 20-25 days
Aging: 36 months in small wooden barrels 16-25 hl

Beautiful! Totally different than the 'Giuseppe.' This is a bouquet of mint and fennel and sage and rosemary. There are  blackberries and raspberries & strawberrries - underlying sage. The nose is very lifted.  It's positively electric on the palate. It's beautifully structured, a bit of a slippery texture. It finishes up all spicy with a zippy cinnamon.  So complex.  Beautiful pleasantly astringent and persistent finish.  All hard spices wow wow  wow!

Tassi was founded by Guido Franci, born in 1910. He had worked as a sharecropper for the Biondi Santi family since he was a boy. Eventually, the family went on to raise renowned honey and to operate the famous Drogheria Franci shop and restaurant. Now, Guido's grandson Fabio manages the historic Enoteca located inside the Fortezza di Montalcino. The family has vineyards in different areas of Montalcino and guard their ancient terroir fiercely.