it has the backbone for a proper Martini and enough perfume to make a Negroni sing
where flor aging creates saline intensity
All that obsessive farming pours out as pure
with vibrant acidity carrying the wine through a bright
Farmed organically with meticulous care
Gianni Brunelli, Amor Costante IGT Toscana, 2023 so111621 big spirits offer it has the backbone forFrom Gianni Brunellione of Montalcino's undiscovered jewels, known for honest, elegant Brunellocomes a wine that steps happily outside the Sangiovese lane. "Amor Costante," constant love, is a Merlot led red (roughly 80% Merlot, 20% Sangiovese) from the estate's Podernovone vineyards, where the vines grow on sandy calcareous clay laced with galestro schist that lends a darker, mineral edge. It's a small production charmersilky, supple, and immediately