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Sant'Angelo in Colle (Montalcino) · Tuscany, Italy
Lisini
A Sienese family whose land in Sant'Angelo in Colle came through an 1850 marriage with the Clementi family of Montalcino. Elina Lisini was among the first producers of Brunello di Montalcino. Ugolaia is the family's single-vineyard cru.
5 wines in our portfolio
- RedBrunello di Montalcino95 Decanter94 Wine Spectator94 James SucklingDOCG · 2020 · 750 ml
Awards
95 Decanter — UK wine magazine, rating on a 100-point scale. 95+ is outstanding.
94 Wine Spectator — US wine magazine that rates wines blind on a 100-point scale. 90–94 means outstanding; 95–100 means a classic.
94 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
Grapes & tasting notes
100% Sangiovese from the estate's own massal selection at 300–350 m in Sant'Angelo in Colle. Fermented in glass-lined cement with 20–26 days on the skins; aged 42 months in 20–52 hl casks and 6–8 months in bottle. Dark berries with a hint of juniper, black cherry and firm tannins. 2020 vintage: Decanter 95, Wine Spectator 94.
- RedBrunello di Montalcino95 Decanter94 Wine Spectator94 James SucklingDOCG · 2020 · 1.5 L Magnum
Awards
95 Decanter — UK wine magazine, rating on a 100-point scale. 95+ is outstanding.
94 Wine Spectator — US wine magazine that rates wines blind on a 100-point scale. 90–94 means outstanding; 95–100 means a classic.
94 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
Grapes & tasting notes
100% Sangiovese from the estate's own massal selection at 300–350 m in Sant'Angelo in Colle. Fermented in glass-lined cement with 20–26 days on the skins; aged 42 months in 20–52 hl casks and 6–8 months in bottle. Dark berries with a hint of juniper, black cherry and firm tannins. 2020 vintage: Decanter 95, Wine Spectator 94.
- RedBrunello di Montalcino Riserva96 Wine Spectator95 Decanter95 VinousDOCG · 2020 · 750 ml
Awards
96 Wine Spectator — US wine magazine that rates wines blind on a 100-point scale. 90–94 means outstanding; 95–100 means a classic.
95 Decanter — UK wine magazine, rating on a 100-point scale. 95+ is outstanding.
95 Vinous — Antonio Galloni's critic publication, one of the most respected voices on Italian wine. 100-point scale.
Grapes & tasting notes
Selection of the estate's best Sangiovese (massal selection) at 300–350 m. Fermented in glass-lined cement with 20–26 days on the skins; aged 48 months in 20–52 hl casks and 6–8 months in bottle. About 300 cases a year. Black cherry, blackberry, cassis, iron, tobacco and blood orange. 2020 vintage: Wine Spectator 96, Decanter 95.
- Red"Ugolaia" Brunello di Montalcino97 Jeb Dunnuck95 Wine Spectator95 Robert ParkerDOCG · 2020 · 750 ml
Awards
97 Jeb Dunnuck — Jeb Dunnuck, former Wine Advocate critic and one of the most followed US palates, rating on a 100-point scale.
95 Wine Spectator — US wine magazine that rates wines blind on a 100-point scale. 90–94 means outstanding; 95–100 means a classic.
95 Robert Parker — Robert Parker Wine Advocate, the critic publication that popularized the 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding.
Grapes & tasting notes
Production: 6,000 bottles, only in the best vintage. Grapes: Sangiovese grosso (Brunello) from internal mass selection. Aging: in Slavonian oak barrels of variable volume from 11 to 52 HI for a period of 48 months. Further aging in the bottle of 6/8 months. Ugolaia is a single-vineyard Brunello di Montalcino from a 1.3 hectare plot that has ideal soil, microclimate and aspect (the latter guaranteeing sun all day long). Alcohol 14% Vol.
- Red"Ugolaia" Brunello di MontalcinoDOCG · 2017 · 1.5 L Magnum
Grapes & tasting notes
Production: 6,000 bottles, only in the best vintage. Grapes: Sangiovese grosso (Brunello) from internal mass selection. Aging: in Slavonian oak barrels of variable volume from 11 to 52 HI for a period of 48 months. Further aging in the bottle of 6/8 months. Ugolaia is a single-vineyard Brunello di Montalcino from a 1.3 hectare plot that has ideal soil, microclimate and aspect (the latter guaranteeing sun all day long). Alcohol 14% Vol.