Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino Pertimali 2021 MENU and a sweet-toasty butteriness on

and a sweet-toasty butteriness on the nose

This 2022 limited edition single malt blends these barrels to bring the sherry casks into the fore to complement the shochu and bourbon barrels

plus six months in stainless steel instead of barrel

Star Lane Vineyard offers the classical austerity that defines serious Cabernet: pure aromas of maraschino cherry

layered with hints of spice and a signature saline minerality

Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino Pertimali 2021 MENU and a sweet-toasty butteriness onThe hill of Montosoli, just north of Montalcino, is about as close as Tuscany gets to a grand cru, and Livio Sassetti bought a piece of it back in the late 1970s. Pertimali sits high and cool on limestone rich soil, which is why this Brunello has a freshness and precision that a lot of Montalcino, chasing power, has lost. The Sassettis are unrepentant traditionalists: three years in big Slavonian casks, no shortcuts. Lorenzo Sassetti runs the estate