2020 Brunello di Montalcino Cupano

Tasting notes:

First released in 2000, Cupano is fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged on the lees for 3 years in Burgundian barrels with a variable percentage of new oak. No filtration takes place. The wines are lush and juicy with aromas of mint, exotic spices, dark red fruit, and crushed stone. Full-bodied on the palate with chewy tannins that will soften after a few years.

Producer description:

Podere Centine was bought by Ornella Tondini and Lionel Cousin, two wine aficionados, in 1994. The land had been left uncultivated for over 40 years and, as a result, the soil they found was extremely pure, never touched by chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, or any other form of industrial agriculture. Initiated to biodynamic, Ornella and Lionel converted the estate to organic farming and now own 6.4 hectares of vines lying on soils with good drainage and high mineral content.