Stella di Campalto Podere San Giuseppe
Rosso di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
A bit oakier than last bottle
Still very good
A bit oakier than last bottle
Still very good
Low extraction, great fluidity and digestibility
Low extraction, great fluidity and digestibility
Feb 11th, 2020More opulent than 2008 without lacking freshness
She produces for sure the best Rosso in the area, far better too than 90% of the Brunello ❤️❤️❤️
More opulent than 2008 without lacking freshness
She produces for sure the best Rosso in the area, far better too than 90% of the Brunello ❤️❤️❤️
Just so good, like listening to Sam Cooke’s Night beat.
Just so good, like listening to Sam Cooke’s Night beat.
Dec 5th, 2017
This would stun most Brunello made with less care. Stella you are a magician in the vineyard 👩🏼🌾
This would stun most Brunello made with less care. Stella you are a magician in the vineyard 👩🏼🌾
Oct 31st, 2017Bloody marvelous!!!
Refreshing, complex, long, sexy!!
I simply love it!!!
Bloody marvelous!!!
Refreshing, complex, long, sexy!!
I simply love it!!!
Probably the best Rosso di Montalcino I’ve had. Really wonderful. Lighter in the glass. Dried rose on the nose. Wonderful mouthfeel, great balance and tension, excellent lifting acid on the finish. Perfect with a ribeye at lunch in Pienza. Need to find some in the US!
Probably the best Rosso di Montalcino I’ve had. Really wonderful. Lighter in the glass. Dried rose on the nose. Wonderful mouthfeel, great balance and tension, excellent lifting acid on the finish. Perfect with a ribeye at lunch in Pienza. Need to find some in the US!
1 person found it helpfulMay 31st, 2022
"How many bottles do you have left?"
Now imagine the nagging I received when I told her that it’s the only bottle we got, and that the importers have since sold out. I guess I should have expected this when my wife was quick to claim that it smelled like the perfume I got her for Christmas the moment the cork was pulled - anybody familiar with Le Labo's Rose 31? I thought it may have been her perfume itself, but alas, she wore none during dinner. Gosh, it really does smell like decaying roses, wood-spice, and musk. Swirl the glass and I was instantly hit with high-toned cherries, tinged with liquorice. Oh, so ethereal on the palate, yet so intensely flavoured. Gorgeous red fruits, earthy nuances, silky texture, and a bright acidity that carries the pure and energetic finish. What a wine!
Not hard to see why my wife’s smitten with this wine - I clearly am too. Thankfully, while I’ve failed with stockpiling on the Rosso, I did secure some of Stella’s Brunello for the household. Now it’s just the arduous task of explaining to her that it’s all cut from the same cloth without popping open one too early.
"How many bottles do you have left?"
Now imagine the nagging I received when I told her that it’s the only bottle we got, and that the importers have since sold out. I guess I should have expected this when my wife was quick to claim that it smelled like the perfume I got her for Christmas the moment the cork was pulled - anybody familiar with Le Labo's Rose 31? I thought it may have been her perfume itself, but alas, she wore none during dinner. Gosh, it really does smell like decaying roses, wood-spice, and musk. Swirl the glass and I was instantly hit with high-toned cherries, tinged with liquorice. Oh, so ethereal on the palate, yet so intensely flavoured. Gorgeous red fruits, earthy nuances, silky texture, and a bright acidity that carries the pure and energetic finish. What a wine!
Not hard to see why my wife’s smitten with this wine - I clearly am too. Thankfully, while I’ve failed with stockpiling on the Rosso, I did secure some of Stella’s Brunello for the household. Now it’s just the arduous task of explaining to her that it’s all cut from the same cloth without popping open one too early.
This was my first bottle i tasted from Stella and i remember comparing it to an Echezeaux, but it has gone next level up in body and complexity
I know it's a Rosso, but it feels like a huge Brunello with extra power.
Raspberry, leather, balsamic and licorice which are what you look for in a Brunello..plus wild strawberries, white plums, blood orange and nectarines...black truffle, cola, bay leaves, cardamom and soy sauce..and more trust me...in the mouth it's a refined sangiovese grosso vibrant, in tension and super enjoyable.
Had a little bruise on the label and didn't make it to the auction...
Sublime..made me so happy
At peak and perhaps also for many more years too
This was my first bottle i tasted from Stella and i remember comparing it to an Echezeaux, but it has gone next level up in body and complexity
I know it's a Rosso, but it feels like a huge Brunello with extra power.
Raspberry, leather, balsamic and licorice which are what you look for in a Brunello..plus wild strawberries, white plums, blood orange and nectarines...black truffle, cola, bay leaves, cardamom and soy sauce..and more trust me...in the mouth it's a refined sangiovese grosso vibrant, in tension and super enjoyable.
Had a little bruise on the label and didn't make it to the auction...
Sublime..made me so happy
At peak and perhaps also for many more years too
Vibrant, fleshy and absolutely focus.
So fresh and enjoyable
Super long after taste that keeps tingling on your tongue
At peak
Better than 95% of the Brunellos.
Vibrant, fleshy and absolutely focus.
So fresh and enjoyable
Super long after taste that keeps tingling on your tongue
At peak
Better than 95% of the Brunellos.