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Montalcino
Like an island in the heart of Tuscany,
the hill of Montalcino offers to those who
ascend from the valleys surrounding it the
feeling of a gradual conquest, the sense of arriving in
a snug harbour.
Perhaps, because of its geographical position, far from the crowded highways, or, perhaps,
because of the purity of the air of a
environment that is still intact and wild, Montalcino provides a host of stimuli for the imaginations of those who visit it, involving them in that magical relation between man
and nature that, here, has the rare quality of being
absolutely spontaneous.
The people of this town have always been devoted to the labours of wood and field.
But they have also enjoyed moments of proud glory as during the struggle for
communal liberty in the 16th century,
when they long resisted the besieging
armies of Spain and France.
But certainly the best image of Montalcino is revealed primarily by wine, the most precious gift of
a land that is at the same time hard
and generous.
Already widely appreciated in past centuries, the oenological production had,
even here, remained faithful to the canons of proven reliability of Tuscan tradition.
It was only toward the end of last century
that the first experiments where begun in order to improve and exalt the characteristics
of a raw material and an environment
no doubt quite special.
Thus was born Brunello, as it is still created today,
the fruit of a tenacious dedication, of loving watchfulness during the years of
ageing in the winery before it is presented to a world that has learned, in its turn , to love it.
It is the end and beginning of a legend that each bottle renews.
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