Le Chiuse – Brunello di Montalcino – 2018

Description

A winery with ancient origins that is part of the history of Tuscany and especially Montalcino, made famous by its wines and unaltered tradition over the centuries. Le Chiuse is a relatively young winery as we know it, however, its real birth dates back to the late 1700s when Maria Tamanti married Clemente Biondi-Santi (the inventor of Brunello) and brought among the estates the lands she inherited from her family. From that moment, entire generations followed one another who contributed to the growth of this area, such as the grandson Ferruccio Biondi-Santi who identified and selected the clone of Sangiovese Grosso, more land was purchased in the decades to come but all the grapes were destined for “Biondi-Santi” wines. The turning point occurred in 1986 when, after the death of Fiorella Santi, Ferruccio’s granddaughter, his daughter Simonetta decided to transform the small farm into a new company, producing the first bottles while discontinuing the sale of grapes. A success guaranteed from the first years, with the help of her husband and son they restored the property, added new plantings until they reached 18 hectares differentiating the various parcels according to the age of the plants, established the organic regime in the treatments of the vineyards surrounded by woods and olive groves, and opened towards foreign markets. The work in the cellar has never changed, cement is still used for vinification with the help of indigenous yeasts while in aging large Slavonian barrels with subsequent bottling by gravity so as not to stress the liquids. They reflect not only the history of the wine but what Montalcino represents.