Jacopo Biondi Santi Sassoalloro 2022

The Sassoalloro, from the Jacopo Biondi Santi Winery, is the flagship of the family, which with courage and innovation has revisited the colossal Brunello di Montalcino, the creation of its ancestor Ferruccio, to make it a modern product, more in line with market demands. Thus began the adventure of the latest generation of the Biondi Santi family with the purchase of the Castello di Montepò, in the renowned Tuscan plain south of Grosseto, a mighty and elegant structure that inspired the writer and playwright Graham Greene thanks to the paradisiacal view of the Maremma, whose territory is ideally suited to the production of top-quality wines. Jacopo began his project in 1991, born of a great vocation for the subtle and meticulous art of winemaking, with Sassoalloro, produced from the same grapes as Brunello.

The Jacopo Biondi Santi Sassoalloro is produced in a loose-textured galestro soil, also known as alberese and considered the most prized soil for producing Sangiovese, richest in polyphenols and with the greatest longevity. This clayey and calcareous soil is among the most suitable for producing Sangiovese with excellent characteristics. The name Sassoalloro derives from an erratic boulder, also known as the witches’ boulder, of volcanic origins about which numerous legends have been created over the centuries. Sassoalloro is produced from 100% Sangiovese BBS11 grapes (Brunello Biondi Santi), a clone carefully selected by Franco Biondi Santi from the ancient blend of the original original Brunello recipe from the mid-19th century. It is produced with refinement for 14 months in barriques made from untoasted wood from the Tronçais forests which, with their very fine grain, provide a strong aromatic release and a low tannin content.