Sesti is a small family estate in Montalcino run by Giuseppe Sesti, an astronomer who brought an almost obsessive attention to natural cycles into his winemaking. They make one of the more quietly serious Brunellos — not the biggest name, but genuinely estate-grown and unhurried.
The numbers
Drink windowAt peak (2012–2029)
Typical retail~$70
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