2020 Podere Le Ripi 'Amore & Magia', Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy Armagnac and 50% four years old

and 50% four years old where the malolactic fermentation takes place

but a small amount of residual sugar remains

Planted in 1945

a 10th generation California farmer (

2020 Podere Le Ripi 'Amore & Magia', Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy Armagnac and 50% four years oldThis Brunello comes from Podere Le Ripis western slope vineyards in the Galmpio area, a secluded zone overlooking the Ombrone River and surrounded by forest. Soils here are alluvial, well draining clays and sands with fragments of galestro and alberese, giving a cooler, more delicate fruit profile; the estates Castelnuovo dellAbate vineyards on the opposite (southeast) side feed other Brunelli such as Lupi e Sirene and Amore e Magia. Fermentation is