Brunello lovers know the Ciacci Piccolomini name well, and its biggest followers will know the Pianrosso vineyard bottling as being an outstanding Brunello each vintage! But the pinnacle of their lineup, the "Santa Caterina d'Oro" Riserva, comes from a special selection from that famous vineyard, aged for an additional year. What puts this squarely into our top spot is that the latest edition comes from the exceptional 2016 vintage, which has delivered some of the most wonderful expressions of Brunello in recent history!
The wines from Ciacci Piccolomini are particularly known for delivering flavor-rich complexity, full-body vinosity, and finely textured tannins, but delivered with elegance intact. They also have a great story behind them! While the noble Ciacci-Piccolomini d'Aragona family set the stage for making great Brunellos, things really took off when the countess Elda Ciacci, having no heirs, left everything to her estate manager, Giuseppe Bianchini. Having farmed the land himself over the years, he knew the Pianrosso vineyard to be exceptional enough for its own bottlings. He was right!
The wines from Ciacci Piccolomini are particularly known for delivering flavor-rich complexity, full-body vinosity, and finely textured tannins, but delivered with elegance intact. They also have a great story behind them! While the noble Ciacci-Piccolomini d'Aragona family set the stage for making great Brunellos, things really took off when the countess Elda Ciacci, having no heirs, left everything to her estate manager, Giuseppe Bianchini. Having farmed the land himself over the years, he knew the Pianrosso vineyard to be exceptional enough for its own bottlings. He was right!
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