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Livio Sassetti - Pertimali

Elfin, always jovial, and full of anecdotes about Montalcino, Livio Sassetti continues to charm all who meet him. Now his two sons, Lorenzo and Luciano, assist him more and more. A good thing, too: they've built a new cuverie to hold new stainless steel fermenters (no more cement!) with capacity from 6 to 60 hectoliters, and have planted two new vineyards on their hallowed site in the heart of the prime Montosoli cru. Livio still does most of the work in the vineyards (he farms them organically), for he is above all a man of the soil. Some think he is daffy; but taste his wines, and you realize there may be something to his methods. I remember a visit in early April, 1996. I noticed that Sassetti had not pruned the vineyards yet, most unusual since growers typically like to prune in February or early March while the vines are dormant. In his heavy Tuscan dialect, Livio told me, "If you prune in April, you will drink more water than wine." I was puzzled by this cryptic comment. He patiently explained to me that by his waiting another two or three weeks to prune, the vines will have more resources for the autumn. Crazy? Perhaps, but he has made fine wines for over 20 years, among the most expressive of the Montosoli cru

From Brunello di Montalcino and Other Red Wines of Tuscany... (Jul 1998) by Joel Butler MW

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1993 Brunello di Montalcino

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