- Colour Red
- Producer Sesti, Castello di Argiano
- Region Montalcino
- Grape Sangiovese
- Drinking 2022 - 2025
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available
2020 - Monteleccio IGT Castello di Argiano Sesti - 12x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Sesti, Castello di Argiano
- Region Montalcino
- Grape Sangiovese
- Drinking 2022 - 2025
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available
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Goedhuis, April 2023
The wonderful Sesti family make terrific Brunello di Montalcino wines from their glorious estate, Castello di Argiano. This brilliant value 100% Sangiovese has an inviting nose of bright red cherry, cranberry and raspberry with mesmerising hints of pine forest, black olive and spice. Just one sip transports you to the rolling Tuscan hills. Delicious and approachable with a lip smacking balancing acidity, it is drinking perfectly now and will keep giving for another 18 months at least.
Producer
Sesti, Castello di Argiano
Castello di Argiano Sesti, owned by father and daughter team Giuseppe and Elisa, is located in Montalcino and their vineyards are grown on the southern slopes of Montalcino (home of some of the greatest Brunello). Giuseppe (‘Giugi’) Sesti, studied fresco painting for 8 years before turning to ancient astronomy and lunisolar calendars. In 1975, he moved to Montalcino to find a quieter life and to explore his other interests ...Read more
Castello di Argiano Sesti, owned by father and daughter team Giuseppe and Elisa, is located in Montalcino and their vineyards are grown on the southern slopes of Montalcino (home of some of the greatest Brunello). Giuseppe (‘Giugi’) Sesti, studied fresco painting for 8 years before turning to ancient astronomy and lunisolar calendars. In 1975, he moved to Montalcino to find a quieter life and to explore his other interests including opera. He planted his own vines in 1991 after years of helping neighbouring winemakers with their harvests and wines. Today, he is considered as one of the leading winemakers of the region – a tremendous feat in such a short span of time. Giuseppe and Elisa follow organic and biodynamic approaches both in the vineyards and in the cellar. Fleshy and immediately appealing, his wines might be mistaken for top Right Bank Bordeaux – which is probably not such a bad thing.Read less

Region
Montalcino
Located southwest of Chianti, Montalcino came into its own in the late 1880s when local producer,Biondi-Santi, discovered a Sangiovese clone in his vineyard that was darker in colour than the rest. Its colour, however, was not its only attribute. It produced a wine with notable body, structure and length. He named it ‘brunello' meaning little dark one. This grape's genetic properties along with Montalcino's relatively temperate climate combine to create a wine stylistically different to that of more northerly Chianti. They are usually released approximately 5 years after the vintage following 2 to 4 years ageing in wood. The denomination of Riserva indicates a wine usually produced with more concentrated grapes than the traditional cuvéeand requires a minimum of one additional year of ageing.Today, Montalcino has become one of the most sought after appellations in the Tuscan region.