2016 Pietroso Brunello di Montalcino

Micro Production 98Point Brunello 30-Year-Old Vineyard 98 Point Vintage, Wine Advocate Family Owned and Operated Free Shipping on 6 or More Bottles About the Wine Getting their start in the early 1970's with just a single acre of vines in the heart of Montalcino, Pietroso crafted beautiful wines from the start. The estate has grown since its inception but still only produces from 13 acres split between 3 vineyards. The wines here are always exciting, even in lesser vintages. In a truly exceptional vintage like 2016, the wines absolutely sing. "If I had to think of one way to universally describe the majority of wines from the 2016 vintage, I would offer that they are like a well-muscled black stallion in its prime. They are dark yet radiant, expressive, nearly explosive at times, yet pure, poised and structured. These are wines that capture your imagination; and no matter how youthfully tense they are today, you simply can’t help but revisit a glass over and over again; because in