2021 Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino
One of Montalcino’s star estates is the superb Conti Costanti, who produce some of the highest quality wines in the whole of the Montalcino region at refreshing prices. Antonio Galloni writes; “I have long thought of Costanti as a top ten estate in Montalcino, but I am now convinced this property could belong in the top five.” We have just received an allocation of the epic 2021 Brunello di Montalcino, which has scored 99 points from Kerin O’Keefe, making it one of the best priced top tier 2021 Brunellos at just £340 IB per 6. Released alongside this excellent 2021 is the 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva at just £320, which scores 98 points from Kerin O’Keefe. This wine is also seriously good value.
If you want to make amazing Brunello you need lean soils, serious know how, but above all else – you need some altitude. Costanti has it all: Harsh galestro soils, about 500 years of experience and 440 metres of altitude grown near the village of Il Greppo, which is one of the leading sites in the district. (Their next-door neighbour is the legendary Biondi Santi.) The resulting wine is some of the most elegant and complex you will find from the whole of Montalcino. Costanti’s Brunello’s are structured and built for ageing, rather than immediate impact. This is one of our favourite wines this vintage and comes recommended for it’s amazing quality, but also it’s value. Don’t miss the magnums!
Why Buy?
- Conti Costanti is indisputably one of the best producers in the whole of Montalcino.
- Kerin O’Keefe writes: “Year after year Andrea Costanti turns out what are among the very best wines from Montalcino, and the 2021 is no exception, it’s an absolute stunner with great aging potential.”
- The 2021 Conti Costanti scores 99 points from Kerin O’Keefe, who is the authority on Brunello di Montalcino.
- The 2020 Riserva from Conti Costanti scores 98 points from O’Keefe.
- A six bottle case of the 2021 Brunello costs £340 IB per 6, which is a bargain compared to the iconic wines of Biondi Santi, Poggio di Sotto, Salvioni and Cerbaiona, which Conti Constanti certainly competes with in quality.
From the Critics...
2021 Conti Costanti, Brunello di Montalcino
99 Points, Kerin O’Keefe
“The compelling Conti Costanti 2021 Brunello captivates with pronounced aromas of fragrant purple flower, eucalyptus, Mediterranean brush and perfumed berry. All about class and extreme finesse, the elegant palate delivers succulent wild raspberry, crushed Marasca cherry, spiced orange zest…”
2021 Conti Costanti, Brunello di Montalcino
18 Points, Walter Speller, Jancisrobinson.com
“Beautiful, lustrous ruby. Noble restraint on the nose and takes its time to open up. Brooding complexity and minerality and only with lots of aeration it reveals layer after layer without showing it all. Taut and embryonic on the palate with a deep layer of finely chiselled…”
2020 Conti Costanti, Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva
98 Points, Kerin O’Keefe
“Lavender, eucalyptus, dark spice and Mediterranean scrub aromas form the nose on the beautiful Costanti 2020 Brunello Riserva. Showing the estate’s hallmark of finesse, the elegantly structured palate offers succulent Morello cherry, wild raspberry…”
2020 Conti Costanti, Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva
94+ Points, Eric Guido, Vinous
“The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is hauntingly dark and pleasantly rich, with an attractive bouquet of balsamic black cherries, rubbed sage, dark chocolate and spiced orange. It is soft-textured but quickly builds tension as nuances of sour citrus…”
More on Conti Costanti
The Costanti family has owned this 10-hectare estate in Montalcino for over 200 years. In the latter part of the 19th century, Count Tito Costanti [1827-1895], Clementi Santi and Ferruccio Biondi Santi were pioneers in Montalcino. Tito was producing wines made from a single Sangiovese clone locally known as Brunello and very early on, Tito distinguished his wines from others by referring to them as such. In August 1870, Tito presented his first Brunellos from the 1865 and 1869 harvests at the Exhibition of the Province of Siena…