The Estate This small estate consists of 102 hectares (254 acres), eight hectares of farming vineyards plus olive groves, grazing and woodland. The vineyards are in the enviable position of being on the southern slopes of Montalcino, where some of the most prestigious Brunello comes from. BRUNELLO 1997 STEPHEN TANZER'S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR - Top Score 97/1000. Penetrating ruby, with a garnet core. Gorgeous nose combines sandalwood, close, lavender and mint, plus a whiff of pipe tobacco. Vibrant flavors of marzipan, cocoa and vanilla are quite concentrated and beautifully delineated. Deep, sensuous, generous and compelling. Long finish features suave tannins and a lingering sensation of candied fruits. A remarkable Brunello. - ITALIAN SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION - Score 90/1000 - "rejecting the modern fashions of vinification, the wine retains and incomparable terroir, and it demonstrates that the boundaries between traditional and modern can be very subtle. It would be better to realize that without splendid work in the vineyard and a different interpretation in the cellar, no great wine, modern or traditional, can exist. " The wine of Giuseppe Maria Sesti Appears to be timeless. BRUNELLO 1998 RISERVA WINE SPECTATOR - Score 90/100 gorgeous and subtle on the nose with dried cherry, cedar and coffee. Full-bodied, yet refined and generous with a sweet, almost jammy finish. BRUNELLO 1999 ITALIAN SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION - Top Score '5 Bunches' - granato luminoso e consistente, ostenta all'olfatto sentori carnosi di gelsi neri, cacao, origano e cuoio. Bocca saporosa, molto suadente, ricamata da tannino maiuscolo, ben integrato nella polpa cremosa, - JANCIS ROBINSON - TOP EIGHT OF FAVOURITE BRUNELLO'S 1999 - Score 18/20.