2017 Conti Costanti, Brunello di Montalcino Region_Nahe draws from these distinct microclimates

draws from these distinct microclimates and soils to achieve complexity

avoiding the over-extraction and heavy weight common to solar years

while the structure underneath is serious — fine

stripped of artifice to reveal the saline depth inherent in such a singular landscape

The 2018 growing season provided a long

2017 Conti Costanti, Brunello di Montalcino Region_Nahe draws from these distinct microclimatesCostanti is one of the historic names in Montalcino, based at Colle al Matrichese just outside the town. The estate has bottled under its own name since the 19th century and sits at higher elevation than much of the zone, with vineyards on galestro, the fractured clay schist soil that helps with drainage in warm years. This is Sangiovese in a warmer register: cherry, tobacco, dried herbs and leather, with the structure softened enough to drink now. A