The Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino have voted on Monday that Brunello di Montalcino will remain 100% Sangiovese “grosso”. Apparently one of the largest and best known producers had been backing a motion for a 3 to 5% tolerance to “provide for human error” but if you think they alone produce around 60,000 cases of Brunello a year that is nearly 27,000 liters of human error… With an investigation into illicit blending (and 4.4 million bottles still impounded by local investigators) hanging over Brunello it is not a great moment for one of Italy’s most famous wines.
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