CONTI COSTANTI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2007

Conti Costanti
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2007

“The 2007 Brunello di Montalcino is a model of grace and elegance. This isn’t a huge, powerful wine like the 2006, but rather a Brunello that impresses for its total finesse. Sweet floral notes lead to hints of tobacco, wild herbs and spices on the refined finish. Layers of fruit flesh out beautifully in a radiant, expressive wine that captures the essence of the vintage. Costanti gave the 2007 Brunello 36 months in oak, 18 months in medium-sized barrels followed by 18 months in cask. This is a fabulous showing from Andrea Costanti. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2027.” – 95/100, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

VARIETIES: 100% Sangiovese
REGION: Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino
AGEING: 48 months. 18 months in tonneaux, 18 months in Slavonian oak wooden barrels and 12 months in bottle
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 20 years
SERVE: Serve at 16 – 18ºC
FITS TO: Ideal components are various types of Italian traditional cuisine, like Bistecca alla Fiorentina / Scottiglia con Polenta / Ribollita or Pappardelle al Cinghiale, or even Chinese Beef Stir Fry
CRITICS SCORES: 95/RP, 91/WS

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Overview | Of | CONTI COSTANTI – Colle al Matrichese

It was 1983 when a very young Andrea Costanti took over Colle a Matrichese, inheriting quite a large responsibility for one of the few distinguished labels of quality in Montalcino at the time.

The passing years have demonstrated an increasingly confident manifestation of total harmony among the characteristics of the land, the Brunello of these unique vineyards and Andrea Costanti’s sensibility to wine and his encompassing idea of the experience and pleasure of wine.

In developing the aromatic variety of the wines as far as possible, he has aimed for an elegant and perfect bouquet. As a result, the vines have rewarded him with even richer aromas though grown at an altitude in excess of 400 meters with consequent extreme ranges in temperature.

Costanti is one of the finest estates in Montalcino, producing very high-quality Brunellos that are elegant, complex and extremely long-lived. Andrea Costanti runs it in collaboration with consultant oenologist Vittorio Fiore. The estate is situated in Colle al Matrieche in the eastern zone of the Montalcino district and the 7 hectares of vineyards are located on a high ridge 400 metres above sea level. At harvest time Costanti employs a rigorous selection process which ensures that only the finest quality fruit is used. His Brunellos are typically backward, dense and fairly impenetrable in their youth. They require bottle ageing to show at their finest and, when fully mature, they are amongst the richest and most harmonious wines in the district, displaying copious amounts of dark cherry and blackberry fruit, bolstered by svelte and elegant tannins.