95+pts Wine Advocate
This is an epic vintage that has been expertly interpreted by the Biondi-Santi winemaking team. The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino has impressive complexity and finesse, the result of many complicated blending decisions. The wine remains on the shy side at the moment and will need a few more years of bottle age before its full bouquet comes into focus. The wine is essentially linear and sharp with firm structure, seething energy and bright red fruit. The vintage was warm, dry and luminous. The Sangiovese harvest started on the 9th of September. Drink Date: 2026 - 2040

Biondi-Santi's release schedule is one year behind the norm. They release the Rosso di Montalcino and the Brunello di Montalcino in March six years after the harvest. The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is on the market now, and we will see the 2019 vintage next spring.

The Biondi Santi team is working to bring a new level of transparency and freshness to the portfolio while maintaining the house style. This is most evident when tasting the Rosso di Montalcino. Each year, I see more depth and complexity without the rusticity that some drinkers found off-putting in the past. The 2021 is spellbinding and truly deserves the title “Baby Brunello.”