San Filippo
BACKGROUND
San Filippo was one of the original 20 growers that started bottling Brunello in the late 1970s. The arid property located in Northern Montalcino lies facing the famous Biondi Santi’s Il Greppo vineyard. The house style is structured elegance with complex minerality and well-polished age worthy fruit.
Recently owner Roberto Giannelli restored and renovated the winemaking facility, cellar, and tasting rooms. In total the estate produces a mere 2500 cases of Brunello di Montalcino and 800 cases of Rosso di Montalcino each year. The estate produces three tiers of Brunello including the single vineyard Le Lucere and a Riserva produced only in exceptional vintages.
The Terroir
The Sangiovese Grosso vineyards comprise 11ha making up half of the entire 22ha property. The four estate vineyards – La Storta, Le Raffiche, Le Lucére and La Smarrita – stand close to Cerbaiona and all with exceptional exposure. Exceptionally cool temperatures and excellent diurnal temperature variation make the land especially well-suited for taming the vigorous Sangiovese vines.
