2006 Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, Conti Costanti, Tuscany, Italy Size:75cl Vinification includes a 5 hours

Vinification includes a 5 hours cold maceration before fermentaiton in stainless steel

Medium ruby-purple

The soil is strongly chalky on blocks of Campanian chalk

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2006 Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, Conti Costanti, Tuscany, Italy Size:75cl Vinification includes a 5 hoursThe 2006 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva emerges from the glass with freshly cut flowers, sweet red berries, liquorice and spices, all wrapped around a sensual, elegant frame of the notable class. Considerable aeration is needed to bring out the wines depth and textural richness. This is an excellent wine, but more often than not I am attracted more to the straight Brunello here, as is the case again in 2006. Costanti gave the 2006 Riserva 36 months in