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Conti Costanti, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG 2020
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The Conti Costanti 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva brings fruit, freshness and structure into clear alignment, showing growing intensity and momentum. While already expressive, the tannins remain firm and would benefit from additional bottle age to fully soften. The wine spends one year in French barrel followed by two years in Slavonian oak. Production is limited to 10,000 bottles. This Riserva reflects the estate’s traditionally structured style, with the balanced 2020 vintage providing both depth and longevity.
About the Producer
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.
