Rosso di Montalcino

Lisini is one of Montalcino’s oldest wine estates. The Clementi family, being of Jewish origin from Venice, fought alongside the Medicis in their conquest of Montalcino. Today, signor Filippo Paoletti is responsible for making traditional wines, using cement and large oak casks.

This is a beautiful, lucid cherry colour with purple flashes. The nose is a tightly woven with ripe cherries, grained leather and Tuscan garden herbs. The palate is cleansing and bright, with crunchy cranberries, sour cherries and a ripe plum character, showing the generosity and richness of the vintage. The fruit flavours, framed by silky tannins give way to sweet spices, and a wonderful savoury edge, typical of Sangiovese. Drink now to 2024.

Stella delivered another stunning wine in 2010, combining a delicate, pretty perfume of raspberry and strawberry fruit with precision and a charming gentleness. It is a wine that immediately puts you at ease, it is so seductive. To taste it is an experience of utter pleasure, the wine flowing across the palate, generous with succulent fruit and an openness and sunny character that transports you instantly to San Giuseppe’s brilliant location near Castelnuovo dell’Abate. Drinking 2013 - 2020.
David Berry Green

Baby Brunello (coming from 17-year-old vines) shows its pedigree with its precision and intensity. Notes of bramble fruit, raspberry and kirsch lead on to a structured palate, but it’s deliciously crunchy thanks to its lively acidity. More approachable than Brunello, this is a lot of fun on the table.
Davy yw, Wine Buyer (winter 2018)