Biondi-Santi held back its Riserva until it was just right. BY SARA L. SCHNEIDER Photo: Courtesy of Biondi Santi They say, “Drink no wine before its time.” For most such sweeping directives, it’s impossible to trace the elusive “they.” Not so, though, for the champion of patience when it comes to wine. The modern-day patriarch of Brunello di Montalcino’s Biondi-Santi, pioneer of superior Sangiovese in the region, was adamant that vintages of the complex, structured red should be held until they were ready to release their beauty. The 2012 Biondi-Santi Riserva is, in fact, the last vintage overseen by Franco Biondi Santi himself,...
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