Description
Caroline Pobitzer and Jan Hendrik Erbach farm just 6 hectares next door to Biondi-Santi, biodynamically since 2003. The Versante is a single-vineyard expression from their north-facing slopes — the 2017 vintage, though challenging, shows what great farming can do: sour cherry, dried roses, tobacco and earth with a fine, mineral-driven backbone and the kind of precision you’d expect from a much cooler vintage.
94 points, Vinous – “The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Vigneti del Versante boasts a smoky mix of grilled sage and red currants that gives way to mint and tangerine notes fighting hard to be seen. This is surprisingly lifted and vibrant for the vintage, with tart red berries that cascade across the palate, accelerated by brisk acids and a salty flourish toward the close. It leaves a saturation of tannins, creating a youthfully dry wine with lingering hard red candies. The 2017 will need a little time to soften, but it has the balance to excel. There will be no Bassolino di Sopra in 2017 because all the fruit was used to bolster the Vigneti del Versante.”
