2020 Podere Il Cocco Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Tuscany, Italy Dureuil-Janthial 17% malted barley

17% malted barley

A Pinot Noir grown on limestone clay soil in Kirchhofen and Pfaffenweiler

and 337C planted mostly to rootstocks 3309C and 1103P

the first vintage being 2020 coming from a blend of vineyard of Izkiriota Txikia and Hondarrabi Zerratia

the cru Chiroubles has more in common with the Northern Rhône than any other region in France

2020 Podere Il Cocco Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Tuscany, Italy Dureuil-Janthial 17% malted barleyIn the small cellar, Sangiovesefor both Rosso and Brunello, along with the tiny amounts of white wineis natively fermented in tank until dry. The reds typically stay on the skins for about a month before moving into 500 liter French and Austrian oak tonneaux (nothing older than eight years; for the top wines, roughly 30% is one year old or new). Where most wineries race to the aging minimums, Bindis Rosso ages like most Brunello, seeing close to three