2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Nervi-Conterno 7% Malbec and 3% Petit

7% Malbec and 3% Petit Verdot

The vines are as gnarly as they come

Exclusively matured in Japanese Mizunara Oak

Completely dry-grown on volcanic soils

37% Baker Lane and 16% Que Syrah vineyards

2021 J. G. Benda Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Nervi-Conterno 7% Malbec and 3% PetitThis is a classic vintage and will be the inaugural vintage of Brunello from the domaine. If I were a collector this is the vintage I'd want in my cellar both the brunello and the IGT are triumphs. The Brunello fruit comes from what he calls the "Vigna del Bosco" which contains a sandy well draining soil, encircled by the forest. The vines are accessible only by a narrow path through the woods from his IGT vines (the Vigna Vecchia"). The tannins on