2012 Sassetti Livio Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

The Livio Sassetti family has been producing wine in the Italian region of Montalcino for more than three generations. The Podere Pertimali and its 16 hectares of vineyards are located in the Montosoli region, north of Montalcino, an area particularly renowned for the cultivation of Sangiovese. True to his family's teachings, Livio has over time renewed and expanded the vineyards, preserving the genetic heritage of the old vines.

In 1967 Livio was one of the founders of the Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino and in 1968 he built a terracotta wall in his cellar to preserve the old vintages of the wines produced by the family, the historical memory of the company. Today the collection consists of almost 1000 bottles. In 1999, the Sassetti family acquired a company in Maremma, La Querciolina, within the Montecucco DOC. Thanks to the great passion and experience, abandoned vineyards are transformed into vineyards capable of producing Sangiovese and Ciliegiolo of the highest quality.

Originating from Tuscany in central Italy, Brunello enjoys the distinction of being one of Italy's most beloved wines. Brunello di Montalcino comes from the hills around the town of Montalcino, which is about 42 km south of Siena.

Brunello ages well and is easy to collect. The wine is powerful, rich and full of flavour. Red and black fruits clearly adorn the nose and palate.

Brunello is made entirely from Sangiovese grapes that take on the characteristics of the soil, vegetation and climate of the region in which it is grown and the Montepulciano hill from which the Brunello di Montepulciano comes has a very unique soil type.

Layered aromas and velvety tannins complement the medium acidity. Consider decanting this wine to enjoy its full complexity.

This Tuscan wine is in great demand worldwide, loved for its powerful, beautiful complexity, full-bodied, with delicious scents and flavors of ripe dark red forest fruit. In the long lasting aftertaste you can enjoy the silky tannins. The fact that the Brunellos can age very well also makes this wine very popular.

This wine goes well with large dishes full of protein. You can also enjoy it with cured cheeses and cured meats. Try to avoid pairing with dishes where the wine would overpower flavors, such as leafy greens and delicately spiced meats.

Brunello di Montalcino went fast. In barely 30 years, the wine region around the quaint medieval town of Montalcino has become one of the most famous and legendary in Italy. In the 1970s, located southwest of the Chianti region, the region acquired its reputation by tasting old wines from the first known producer, Biondi-Santi, which after a long maturing of decades proved to be a great complexity to develop. The wines on the east side of the town turned out to be a great development due to their beautiful acids and tannins in the local Sangiovese grapes - almost the same as in neighboring Chianti.

At the time, there were about 50 hectares of vineyards in the region, now there are already more than 1500 - certainly an explosive growth and sign of great prosperity. This also changed the character of Brunello di Montalcino wines. South of Montalcino in particular, the vineyards are slightly warmer, so the grapes harvested there produce softer, more seductive wines, with slightly less acidic and ripe tannins. It did no harm to the region, on the contrary. The wines can now be enjoyed a little younger and the region has acquired a reputation worldwide for its complex, wide and tasty wines. A change that has contributed to this is the maturation in small oak barrels, barriques, a method of education / maturation that has come over from France. Classic Brunello matured for 3.5 years on large feeds, many modern Brunello has been on small barriques for about 2 years. Sometimes even shorter, because the wood contact is more intensive, so that the wood aromas do not dominate the beautiful fruit of the Sangiovese grape.

Producers such as Castello Banfi, Caprili, Fanti, Potazzine, La Velona, Argiano, Tenuta Oliveto and Antinori have made important contributions to this development. It has brought great popularity to Brunello di Montalcino, making it a flagship of Tuscan and even Italian viticulture in general.