Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino "Lume Spento" 2018 (750ml/6) 2018

This high elevation Sangiovese is elegant and complex, with bright red fruit and dark cherries punctuated by floral notes of dried flowers, spice and earth. On the pallet, the wine is a full-bodied, elegant, and pure expression of Sangiovese with a long finish.

As the highest vineyard in Montalcino, this is named for the pass of Montalcino. Lume Spento means "lights out," and it is believed this is because it is so windy that travelers’ candles would blow out. The vineyard has been planted with bush vines (this is a system that deals well with heat and Montalcino is getting hotter every year!) since 2012, and the 2017 is the first vintage bottled.