Wine Experiences in Montalcino
Vintages and Selections
Brunello di Montalcino 2016 – my report
About the vintage The first thing that we have to say when talking about a vintage in Montalcino is that it is almost impossible to generalize. Thanks to its various expositions and altitudes, depending where the producers are located, each vintage shows completely different between all the sub-areas. Frost risk (we unfortunately had an example…
Brunello di Montalcino – everything you should know before choosing a bottle
Orienting in the wide world of Brunello might be a little bit difficult if you do not know some key factors that are fundamental when talking about an appellation with more than 200 different producers and a various range of prices. Finally I have decided to come up with a very short but indicative selection…
Brunello di Montalcino 2015 – my hot spots
If you are a wine lover passionate about Italian wines, you should have heard the buzz surrounding the vintage 2015 of Brunello di Montalcino. After almost one year since its release in the market, some of you are maybe wondering how really are performing the Brunello’s 15. Some of you may have tasted them already…
The Paper Plane Selection – Rosso di Montalcino
When thinking about Montalcino everyone’s mind goes immediately to Brunello, of course. But forgiving the Rosso would be a huge mistake. First of all we have to make a distinction, between two types of Rosso di Montalcino. For many (bigger) producers Rosso di Montalcino means the “second wine”, so usually the best grapes go in…
About Producers
The pursuit of perfection – Il Marroneto in Montalcino
In this article I will introduce you to one of the major personalities of Montalcino. I am sure 90% of you heard about him, but maybe not everyone knows his history and the history of his amazing wines. But before diving deep into this topic, I need to make an introduction. Talking about Montalcino and…
Discovering Southern Montalcino – Argiano winery
One of the oldest wine history in Montalcino Argiano has probably one of the most beautiful, or at least my favorite for sure, drives in the area. If you follow my Instagram stories, the road to reach the winery is the place where I go running some times and where I stop to take pictures…
Brunello Masters – Poggio di Sotto and Giulio Gambelli
I have visited Poggio di Sotto and tasted their wines a few times now, after spending my last two years in Montalcino, but it is with a great emotion that I am writing about them here today. I am not going to tell you how long the maceration lasts, how many months the Brunello stays…
Itineraries
Paper Plane discovering Brunello – 4 days in Montalcino
While living in Montalcino I had the chance to deepen my knowledge of the wine culture and the Brunello culture here, so I would like to share an ideal four days trip in Montalcino, for wine lovers. In this four days, based on a real itinerary that I created for two of my US friends,…
The Paper Plane Journey 