Le Ragnaie, Brunello di Montalcino Hot on Sale

Le Ragnaie, Brunello di Montalcino

Since purchasing their estate in Montalcino in 2000, Riccardo and Jennifer Campinoti have been fast-rising stars in this crowded—and star-crossed—region. Montalcino is the big leagues, and Le Ragnaie has become a marquee player in relatively short order. Their Brunellos are all about cherry-fruited exuberance and bright, woodsy perfume. They have intensity but also lift and freshness, and this chord of bright acidity—more so than alcohol, extract, or tannin—is what will ultimately enable the wines to age. Riccardo has been farming organically since 2005, and the wines are aged in traditional, 25- and 50-hectoliter Slavonian oak casks.