Podere Le Ripi Brunello di Montalcino Cielo d’Ulisse 2020 750ml

This is among the more conventional expressions of Brunello in the exciting Podere le Ripi portfolio. The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Cielo d’Ulisse draws its fruit due west of Montalcino village in a location called Galampio (not too far from Marchesi Antinori’s Pian delle Vigne winery). This area has a mix of silt, alluvial soils, sand, galestro and alberese. It’s a true mixed bag. Grapes for this wine and the Rosso di Montalcino Sogni e Follia come from this same vineyard. The wine is redolent of concentrated black fruit, tobacco, toasted spice and fragrant cumin seed. It has a warm, Mediterranean personality with sweet berry flavors on the finish. The tannins are open-knit and velvety. The wine goes into botti for three years followed by one year in cement. Production is 15,380 bottles.