Regular Price $55.00, Ours is only $37.99 with shipping included on 6 bottles or more

People don’t really have ‘House Brunellos, do they?  I mean isn’t Brunello di Montalcino one of Italy’s most important special occasion wines reserved for those moments when its gravitas can be fully appreciated?  True.  But, once in a while, one comes along that hits all the high notes one expects from the bigger names yet costs little more than Brunello’s more approachable little brother Rosso di Montalcino.  When it happens, it’s worth jumping in.  Villa Poggio Salvi is in the southern part of the appellation, but located up high; so high, in fact, it’s one of the few places in the appellation where you can actually see the Mediterranean!  In fact, that Mediterranean plays a large part in the house’s very traditional style of wine.  While many wines tucked into the southern part of the appellation, especially these days, tend to be larger boned, riper and show more tannin than those from the cooler northern climes, Poggio Salvi’s estate enjoys the benefits of a steady sea breeze and much cooler temperatures. In fact, the ancient property’s name ‘Poggio Salvi’ means ‘healthy hill’ as the conditions up there are considered quite salubrious and healthier compared with the more landlocked parts of the area.  And produces healthier grapes, too.  While its wines here don’t necessarily have the pedigree and reputation of, say, Montosoli Hill in Montalcino’s northern quadrant, Poggio Salvi’s Brunellos have a certain panache; a sort of cooler, brighter and more elegant side to them.  The 2018 is a bit of epiphany for lovers of Sangiovese Grosso.  It’s a compact, accessible and very aromatic wine with all of the grape’s dried and fresh cherry, buttery leather, berry bramble and spice on a mid-sized frame that finishes with taut but ripe tannins and great acidity.  It’s a drinker even now but, of course, this is Brunello and not Rosso so there’s quite a bright future in store for this solid bargain too.  Your steaks will thank you.  Like I said, people don’t really have ‘House Brunellos.’  Do they?  Alas, only 60 bottles to sell.   
Vinous Media: The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Campo Alle Noci presents an inviting blend of crushed strawberries, plums and violets as it blossoms in the glass. It's soft and round on the palate, with brisk acidity that propels its ripe wild berry fruits, as a staining of minerals and fine tannin collect toward the close. The 2018 is perfumed with inner rose and lavender tones throughout the long and structured finale, tapering off youthfully dry, yet promising many years of positive development. 92 points
James Suckling: This has aromas of hazelnuts, praline, raspberries and spiced cherries. Polished and creamy yet well-structured, with a full body and firm, finely-knit tannins. Beautifully crafted and framed. 93 points