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Pertimali (Livio Sassetti) Tuscany, Italy |
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"This venerable estate, one of Montalcino’s finest, continues to make wines of notable personality." -- The Wine Advocate, May 2, 2008
"If I had only one Brunello to drink, it would be Pertimali. This producer has been making spectacular wines since 1982." - Robert Parker
One of the greatest of all Brunelli hails from the tiny Pertimali estate, nestled on a slope in the prime Montosoli cru to the northeast of Montalcino, where the Sassetti family has produced wine and olive oil for more than a century. The Montosoli hill is historically reputed for producing wines that are a perfect balance of the power of southern Montalcino with the finesse of the north; where most producers own properties in both zones and blend to achieve that balance, in Montosoli nature does all of the work. In the vineyard and in the cellar, father Livio and his two sons combine the best of both innovation and tradition, taking advantage of modern equipment and winemaking but also observing natural phenomena such as the phases of the moon! The result is wines with rich, deep, and often exotically perfumed fruit, more akin to the style of Burgundy. In addition to Brunello and Rosso, Pertimali also produces the lush Super-Tuscan “Vigna Fili di Seta”, a barrique-aged blend of 60% Sangiovese and 40% Cabernet. Beginning with the 1997 Brunello di Montalcino, the label now emphasizes the proprietor's name, Livio Sassetti, rather than the estate name, Pertimali.
Pertimalli is practicing organic! Disease control treatments are carried out only if strictly necessary. No synthetic or systematic plant protection products are used. While the winery uses organic fertilizer, sulphur and copper-based products, they do not use insecticides or herbicides. The vines are kept very “clean," making disease control easier. Because of their higher elevation, the vineyards are drier and more aerated, and the occurrence of disease is rare. Leguminous cover crops are sown between the rows of vines in some vineyards for green manure and natural nitrogen (the plants are cut up and the soil is tilled). Otherwise the soil is tilled between the rows of vines. Minimum amounts of SO2 are used to preserve the wines. |
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| Brunello di Montalcino, Livio Sassetti Pertimali |
2003 |
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| Brunello di Montalcino, Livio Sassetti Pertimali |
2004 |
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| Brunello di Montalcino, Livio Sassetti Pertimali |
2005 |
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| Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, L. Sassetti Pertimali |
2001 |
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| Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, L. Sassetti Pertimali |
2004 |
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| Fili di Seta, Sassetti Livio Pertimali |
2005 |
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| Montecucco, La Querciolina (Sassetti) |
2005 |
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| Rosso di Montalcino, Sassetti Livio Pertimali |
2007 |
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| Rosso di Montalcino, Sassetti Livio Pertimali |
2008 |
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