This Brunello di Montalcino is a true thoroughbred, an exciting and austere portrait of one of the best Italian terroirs. Montalcino area has enjoyed an exponential growth in fame in recent decades, although not all local interpretations describe the area as authentically as Riccardo Illy's one. He's the owner of Podere le Ripi, and a sensitive connoisseur of that untouched heritage in the municipality of Castelnuovo dell'Abate. In the vineyard he works with passion, dedication and a constant eye on yields and planting density, so much so that we find ourselves in the presence of one of the densest vineyards in the world. Great concentration of fruit, but a style that never exaggerates this component, giving us intact, solid and powerful wines.