Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino Pertimali 2021 060526OFFER raised in 75% new French

raised in 75% new French oak

There is grip and intensity

High West's most coveted annual release: a blend of their Rendezvous Rye—itself a blend of straight ryes aged 4-10 years from two mash bills (95/5 rye/malt from Indiana and 80/20 rye/malted rye from Utah)—finished in ruby and tawny port casks

as well as charred or grilled foods

Subtle notes of just ripe forest berries

Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino Pertimali 2021 060526OFFER raised in 75% new FrenchThe hill of Montosoli, just north of Montalcino, is about as close as Tuscany gets to a grand cru, and Livio Sassetti bought a piece of it back in the late 1970s. Pertimali sits high and cool on limestone rich soil, which is why this Brunello has a freshness and precision that a lot of Montalcino, chasing power, has lost. The Sassettis are unrepentant traditionalists: three years in big Slavonian casks, no shortcuts. Lorenzo Sassetti runs the estate