Tenuta di Sesta Brunello di Montalcino
WHY WE LOVE IT
- Fruit is sourced from their best Estate vineyards which sit at an elevation of 280 – 350 m above sea level with southern exposure.
- This area is located between Sant’Angelo in Colle and Castelnuovo dell’Abate in Montalcino.
Varietal Composition: 100% Sangiovese grosso
Elaboration: Manual harvest. 25 day maceration period. alcoholic and malolatic fermentations take place in stainless steel, temperature controlled tanks. Wine ages for 2.5 – 3 years in 30-35 hl Slavonian oak barrels. The wine ages an additional 12 months in bottle before release.
Tasting Notes: Elegant, rich in aromas of dried red fruits, spicy in notes of liquorice and tobacco. Dry, soft with velvet tannins, balanced, very intense, and persistent finish.
PRESS
2013 – 92 James Suckling | 93+ Wine Advocate
2014 – 92 Vinous | 92 Wine Advocate
2015 – 90 Wine Enthusiast | 92+ Vinous | 94 James Suckling | 94 Wine Advocate | Tre Bicchieri – Gambero Rosso
2016 – 93 Vinous | 94+ Wine Advocate
2017 – 93 James Suckling |91 Wine Advocate | 90 Wine Enthusiast
2018 – 92+ Jeb Dunnuck | 93 James Suckling | 93 Vinous | 93 Wine Advocate | 94 Wine Enthusiast
2019 – 93 Wine Advocate | 93 Vinous | 92+ Jeb Dunnuck | 92 James Suckling | 92 Wine Enthusiast
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
Since 1995 the winery has been managed by Giovanni Ciacci, who has since been joined by his children Andrea and Francesca in the areas of business and agronomic management. For the Ciacci family, traditional ageing in big oak barrels and renewed vineyard management based on climatic changes and in favor of the territory constitute the best strategy to obtain wines that best express the territory of Montalcino.
Their property extends over about 200 ha including 30 ha of vineyards of which 13.07 ha are registered to D.O.C.G. to produce Brunello di Montalcino, 7. 4 ha to Rosso di Montalcino D.O.C. and 10.86 ha are registered to S. Antimo D.O.C.. The remaining area is mostly covered by olive groves, 45 ha and grain, 55 ha.