Brunello Di Montalcino Ridolfi 2021 (750ML)

Ridolfi farms its Montalcino vines along organic lines, using mating disruption against grapevine moth, cover crops and green manure, and draws most of its electricity from on-site solar. The 2021 comes from a northeast-facing slope at 300 meters, where clay- and fossil-rich soils give way to alberese limestone marl higher up. It is 100% Sangiovese, hand-picked into small crates in the last week of September, with each parcel kept separate through fermentation and aging. After a cold overnight soak at 5°C, the wine spends 15 days fermenting and 50 days on its skins in steel, then 36 months in 35-hectoliter Slavonian and French casks. Bright garnet, it smells of sour cherry, wild strawberry, dried rose and mint, and violets turn up on the palate. Silky fruit meets firm, grippy tannins and a spiced finish. Serve with wild boar pappardelle, porcini or roast pigeon.