Livio Sassetti Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino 2010

  • 100 James
    Suckling
  • 97 Robert
    Parker
  • 96 Wine &
    Spirits
  • 95 Wine
    Spectator
4.6 Fantastic (12)
2018 Vintage In Stock
95
89 99
OFFER Take $20 off your order of $100+
Ships Thu, Apr 4
You scanned this 3/28/24
1
Limit Reached
You scanned this 3/28/24
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Livio Sassetti Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino 2010 Front Label
Livio Sassetti Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino 2010 Front Label

Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2010

Size
750ML

ABV
14%

Features
Collectible

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

#27 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2015

Livio Sassetti captures the rich, full-bodied, long-lived style of Brunello di Montalcino in this wine from the noted Tuscan zone south of Siena. This is a structured Brunello of magnificent depth, with dark, brooding concentration and sturdy acidity and tannins. Matured in large botti, this Sangiovese was crafted to be complex. Pair it with a hearty osso buco, a gamey braise, or aged cheeses. This vintage was blessed with fine weather through the growing season and yielded expressive wines with assertive structure and long potential in the cellar. Limited production.

Professional Ratings

  • 100
    Crazy aromas of dried lemon, sea salt and cherry and delicate rose petal. Full body, ripe fruit with amazing acid tannin structure. It works from the inside out with your palate showing an amazing center palate and bright acidity and tannin structure. Goes on for minute. Redefines Brunello. Drink now but better in five years. The greatest wine ever from here.
  • 97
    I am absolutely enthusiastic about Sassetti Livio Pertimali's 2010 Brunello di Montalcino. Breathe deep into the glass and this wine awards you a beautiful sensorial experience that brings you immediately to varietal tones of pressed cherry, dried blackberry, spice and tobacco. The most compelling notes however are those polished mineral tones of crushed granite and pencil shaving that add sharpness and focus. This is not a timid Brunello and you can taste the sheer power and the quality of the fruit on hand. The mouthfeel is polished and smooth with fine and exact textural richness. Bravo!
  • 96
    The Sassetti family grows the fruit for Pertimali on their northwest-facing vineyards on the Montosoli hill, in Brunello’s northern sector. This 2010 offers lifted floral aromas characteristic of that terroir. Fine tannins disperse through the saturated fruit flavors of red plum and baked cherry, the fruit fleshing out and revealing notes of anise, mint and tobacco, with a streak of graphite adding to the textural richness. The wine shows great balance, freshness and persistence, and promises long cellaring potential.
  • 95
    This has depth and complexity, from the cherry and menthol notes to the earth and mineral elements. Tightly wound, with a core of sweet fruit offsetting the burly tannins. This red lingers on the finish, showing fine equilibrium and the potential to develop. Best from 2019 through 2035.

Other Vintages

2018
  • 96 James
    Suckling
  • 95 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
2017
  • 94 James
    Suckling
  • 93 Robert
    Parker
  • 90 Wine
    Spectator
2016
  • 100 James
    Suckling
  • 97 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 95 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 94 Wine
    Spectator
2015
  • 98 James
    Suckling
  • 94 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
2014
  • 94 James
    Suckling
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
2013
  • 98 James
    Suckling
  • 93 Robert
    Parker
  • 90 Wine
    Enthusiast
2012
  • 98 James
    Suckling
  • 92 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
  • 90 Wine
    Spectator
2011
  • 94 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
  • 92 James
    Suckling
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
2009
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
2008
  • 94 Wine
    Spectator
  • 93 James
    Suckling
1998
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
1997
  • 96 Robert
    Parker
Livio Sassetti

Livio Sassetti

View all products
Livio Sassetti, Italy
Livio Sassetti Three Generations of Wine Winery Image

For over three generations, the Sassetti family has been producing wine in Montalcino. The "Podere Pertimali" with its 16 hectares of vineyards is nestled on a slope in the Montosoli hill, north of Montalcino, one of the most favourable terroirs for Sangiovese in the area. Maintaining the family tradition, Livio has renovated and extended the vineyards, retaining the genetic material of the original vines and preserving their primigenial characteristics.

In 1967, Livio is among the founders of Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino. In 1968, Livio built a terracotta wall in his cellar, to keep the old vintages of the wines produced by his family. Today, this collection counts over 1000 bottles, among which stands out the 'grandmother' of the current production, a bottle dated 1915!

In 1999 The Sassetti family purchased a property in the Tuscan Maremma, La Querciolina. within the DOC Montecucco. Thanks to their passion and experience, untended fields turned into vineyards able to produce Sangiovese and Ciliegiolo of great quality.

Today, both wineries are managed by Lorenzo Sassetti, Livio's son, who is focused in continuing his family's winemaking tradition.

Image for Sangiovese Wine content section
View all products

Among Italy's elite red grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Secret—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French island of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.

Image for Montalcino Wine Tuscany, Italy content section

Montalcino Wine

Tuscany, Italy

View all products

Famous for its bold, layered and long-lived red, Brunello di Montalcino, the town of Montalcino is about 70 miles south of Florence, and has a warmer and drier climate than that of its neighbor, Chianti. The Sangiovese grape is king here, as it is in Chianti, but Montalcino has its own clone called Brunello.

The Brunello vineyards of Montalcino blanket the rolling hills surrounding the village and fan out at various elevations, creating the potential for Brunello wines expressing different styles. From the valleys, where deeper deposits of clay are found, come wines typically bolder, more concentrated and rich in opulent black fruit. The hillside vineyards produce wines more concentrated in red fruits and floral aromas; these sites reach up to over 1,600 feet and have shallow soils of rocks and shale.

Brunello di Montalcino by law must be aged a minimum of four years, including two years in barrel before realease and once released, typically needs more time in bottle for its drinking potential to be fully reached. The good news is that Montalcino makes a “baby brother” version. The wines called Rosso di Montalcino are often made from younger vines, aged for about a year before release, offer extraordinary values and are ready to drink young.

YAO146213_2010 Item# 146213

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""