Livio Sassetti Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2017
(Tuscany, Italy) - [RV 96] [JS 94] [WA 93] [VM 93]

About the winery:
Four generations of the Sassetti family have made wine in Montalcino. Founder Livio was one of the 11 founding members of the Brunello di Montalcino producer's consortium, which was created back in 1967. Today the estates are managed by Lorenzo Sassetti, Livio's son, fourth generation family member and acclaimed winemaker.

Ratings & Reviews

96 Points - Raffaele Vecchione - WinesCritic.com:
Deep and extremely complex, it shows notes of black plums, blackberries, salted caramel, black tea leaves, camphor, mandarin peel, chinotto and Indian spices. Full body, round, fine-grained tannins and a juicy, smooth finish that closes gracefully and dynamically. Elegant and modern, it shows important workmanship in the difficult vintage. Better from 2022.

94 Points - James Suckling:
"Black cherry and mushroom with some dried flower undertones. Full-bodied with fine velvety tannins and a juicy and succulent finish. The tannins are very polished for a 2017. Try from 2023 onwards.

93 Points - Vinous Media:
The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino makes itself known with a burst of dusty black raspberries, mentholated herbs, crushed ashen stone and dark flowery undergrowth. Silky-smooth and round in feel, it impresses with a cooling wave of mint-infused wild berry fruits mixed with balsamic spices and wood-smoked salts. While the 2017 doesn’t have the weight and density you’d expect from such a young Pertimali, yet it makes up for it with grace and purity, leaving a light coating of tannins and minerals to mingle throughout the finale. In order to uphold their standards of quality, production was down by a whopping 50%. (Drink between 2024-2027)

93 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The Sassetti Livio Pertimali 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is quite bright and lifted with cherries and fresh fruits that pop from the glass. The primary intensity is radiant in this wine, setting it apart from many of its peers. It covers the palate with mid-weight intensity, nice acidity and silky tannins. The brightness you get here is so attractive now, so I see little reason to wait much longer before pulling this cork. 2024-2035."