{"title":"Le Chiuse","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen you talk about the history of Brunello di Montalcino and the most noble wines of the region, all roads eventually lead to the Biondi-Santi family. But then you see their current price list, and you realize you might need to take a detour. No worries: you can just go to Le Chiuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLe Chiuse has a pedigree that is basically unmatched in the region. The vineyards here were actually key Biondi-Santi holdings long before the Brunello appellation even existed. In fact, when Simonetta Valiani—the great-granddaughter of Ferruccio Biondi-Santi—inherited this land, the vines were under lease to her uncle, specifically to supply fruit for Biondi-Santi’s legendary Riserva. We are incredibly grateful that in 1992 she made the decision, together with her husband, to not renew that lease and instead to produce their own Brunello.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver since, that Brunello has been produced with very special grapes. We aren't just talking about any old Sangiovese Grosso; these slopes are planted with a specific clone (\"BS 11\", famous among Sangio-geeks) that Tancredi Biondi-Santi personally selected for the site. And what a site it is. Sitting high up on the northern slopes between 1,000 and 1,600 feet in elevation, the vines are dug into complex, rocky soils packed with ancient marine fossils and deep clay striations. Today, Simonetta and her son Lorenzo Magnelli farm this incredible terroir with strict, certified organic practices. In the cellar, Lorenzo keeps things fiercely traditional, harvesting entirely by hand, relying on indigenous yeasts, and aging the wine patiently in large, neutral Slavonian oak casks.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/le-chiuse.oembed","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}