Jacopo Biondi Santi was already making wine at Il Greppo when the 2011 Brunello di Montalcino Annata was produced. His father Franco Biondi Santi would pass away in 2013 at the age of 91. The winemaking approach is unchanged despite the father to son transition. This wine shows extra richness and texture with focused fruit aromas that are graceful but also powerful. There are hints of ripe fruit with dried cherry and prune buried deep within the bouquet. In the mouth this Brunello shows good structure and acidity with a slightly denser feel compared to past vintages.

The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino Annata is silky soft and open-knit especially within the context of what has been the norm at Biondi Santi for the last few decades. Freshly cut flowers red berries and mint all open up in the glass but it is the wine's decidedly mid-weight structure that truly stands out. The 2011 is a very rare young Biondi Santi that will drink well pretty much upon release as shocked as I myself am to write those words. The bright red cherry raspberry and floral overtones have an almost Nebbiolo-sense of brightness.