Biondi-Santi Il Greppo Brunello di Montalcino 1982 (750ml)

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Producer	Biondi-Santi Il Greppo
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Varietal	Sangiovese (Grosso)
Vintage	1982
Sku	RD3157
Size	750ml

 

The 1982 Brunello Riserva is a mature masterpiece. Its garnet hue harbors a bouquet rich with dried cherry, tobacco leaf, melted leather, forest floor, and balsamic highlights balanced by a clarion acidity that keeps the palate vibrant and poised  . The texture remains firm—structured but softening—with integrated, fine-grained tannins and a long finish marked by spiced red fruit and earthy complexity. Critics have described it as “sharply focused, tightly wound, powerful, elegant and tannic, but cut with a laser-beam of raspberry and red cherry flavor; bracing acidity on the finish”  . Despite its age, the wine retains impressive vitality—a testament to both vintage and the house’s insistence on longevity.

Biondi‑Santi is the name that defined Brunello di Montalcino and remains its most revered steward. Grandly traditional in approach, the estate’s philosophy centers on low yields, indigenous yeast fermentations, and prolonged aging in large Slavonian oak casks—favoring patience and terroir integrity above all. Their flagship Riservas are released only from exceptional vintages and exemplify extended aging frameworks that allow these Sangiovese-based wines to evolve with grace and intensity across decades.