La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 2019 ABC321 the 2018 is a wine

the 2018 is a wine of real perfume and depth

Coming from the Springbank distillery in Campbeltown this gem

it is more bittersweet than sweet

and a splash of Viognier handles the perfume

including gentian

La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 2019 ABC321 the 2018 is a wineIn 1975 Sergio Rossi bought a farmhouse and six and a half hectares of vines from Tedina Biondi Santi daughter of the family that effectively invented Brunello and renamed the place La Gerla. He became one of the first thirty five producers ever to bottle Brunello di Montalcino, and the estate has been quietly excellent ever since. Its heart sits in Canalicchio, on Montalcino's cooler northeastern side, where Sangiovese ripens slowly and holds onto