"Extremely elegant and focused, this compelling wine defies the heat of the vintage, starting with a heady fragrance of ripe dark-skinned berries, violet, camphor, dark spice and whiffs of crushed herbs. On the linear, elegantly structured palate, tightly woven but extremely polished tannins accompany juicy Marasca cherry, blood orange, licorice and white pepper while fresh acidity keeps it balanced and fresh." 97/100 Kerin O'Keefe

"The Conti Costanti 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is nicely layered and concentrated, with an immediate delivery of black fruit, spice and potting soil. This vintage shows a savory personality more than it shows a sweet one, and the tannins are quite soft and velvety. This is an open-knit Brunello from a hot and dry vintage to drink in the medium-term." RP 93/100

"Conti Costanti makes lovely wines that I would characterize as being on the darker and more concentrated side of the Brunello style spectrum. This is especially true with this set of new releases."

"An alluring, spicy and dusty mix of cherry and raspberry preserves, crushed stone and dusty flowers is lifted by cedar shavings and dried citrus peels as the majestic 2017 Brunello di Montalcino blossoms in the glass. This is fleshy yet delicate in feel, displaying pure ripe red berry fruit, nicely contrasted by salty mineral tones, and lacking only a bit of midpalate depth that might take it to the next level. It tapers off long while leaving the mouth watering for more, as a gentle tug of tannin slowly fades under rosy inner florals. Andrea Costanti didn’t produce a Riserva in 2017, and so all of that juice was used to try to bolster the Brunello. From what I’ve tasted, I’d say he succeeded. Vinous 93/100

Conti Costanti is één van de drie "founding fathers" van Brunello di Montalcino en met Barbi de enige nog in handen van dezelfde familie. De wijngaard van amper 10 ha, volledig in biodynamie, ligt net buiten de stad op de zuidelijke helling. Zonder veel poeha worden hier jaar in jaar uit enkele van de mooiste wijnen van Montalcino gemaakt. Na manuele oogst worden de druiven volledig ontrist en vergist in stalen cuves. De Brunello rijpt in grote vaten van 30hl en 5hl voor 3 jaar. Het resultaat zijn bijzonder grote Brunello's in een complexe, gestructureerde stijl , met iets meer rondeur waardoor ze toch wat eerder toegankelijk zijn dan die van Biondi-Santi. De Brunello's van Costanti hoorden altijd al bij de top van de regio, maar het laatste decennium maken Andrea en zijn team werkelijk grootse wijnen!