Biondi-Santi Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2017 (Tuscany, Italy) 750ml - [WA 94+] [WE 94 [JS 93] [WS 92] [VM 92]

About the Winery:If you are at all familiar with Brunello di Montalcino, you are likely familiar with Biondi-Santi. Brunello can actually trace its origins to a single man, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi, who produced the first-ever Brunello di Montalcino using a clone of Sangiovese called Sangiovese Grosso. The family member credited with ushering Brunello di Montalcino into the modern era while simultaneously maintaining tradition is Franco Biondi Santi, Ferruccio's great-grandson, who passed away in 2013 at the age of 91. Today Franco’s son, Jacopo, remains the president and head winemaker at Biondi-Santi, along with his son Tancredi, the seventh generation of winemakers.At the end of 2016, the family sold the majority portion to family-owned French wine and fashion powerhouse EPI. (EPI also owns bubbly houses Charles Heidsieck and Piper-Heidsieck as well as several upscale fashion and shoe brands.) With their continued involvement as head winemakers, the Biondi-Santi family continues to pr