"Here is a new submission from Conti Costanti. The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino Vermiglio shows ripe fruit, cooked cherry, sweet spice and grilled herb. I like the medium-bright intensity of this wine that drinks somewhere between a Rosso and Brunello, maybe closer to a full-bodied Rosso in this hot vintage. The fruit has been treated with elegance but also with ease. The tannins end on a chalky note." RP

"Andrea Costanti is at the very top of his game. The wines have never been better at a property that remains a reference point for Montalcino.... Andrea Costanti's straight Brunello remains one of the single best and most consistent wines in Montalcino." Vinous

The Rosso comes from slightly sandier terroir and is aged for a year in 3-year-old 225l and 335l Allier oak barrels. It is a truly blissful wine and certainly one of the very finest Rossos. Can be drunk after just a few years.

Conti Costanti is one of the three "founding fathers" of Brunello di Montalcino and, with Barbi, the only one still owned by the same family. The barely 10ha vineyard, entirely biodynamic, is located just outside the town on the southern slope. Without much fuss, some of Montalcino's finest wines are made here year after year. After manual harvest, the grapes are completely de-risked and fermented in steel cuves. The Brunello matures in large 30hl and 5hl barrels for 3 years. The results are particularly great Brunello's in a complex, structured style , with slightly more roundness that makes them a little more approachable than those from Biondi-Santi. Costanti's Brunello's have always been among the best in the region, and especially in the last decade Andrea and his team have been making truly great wines!