The Mad Scientist Who Created Brunello di Montalcino

Описание: A mad scientist, a wine dynasty, a mafia rumor… all behind one of Italy’s most legendary wines.

Brunello di Montalcino isn’t just Sangiovese — it’s a story of obsession, family, and scandal. In this video, Certified Sommelier John Alanis uncorks the wild history of Brunello: from Clemente Santi’s 19th-century experiments to the 2008 “Brunellogate” scandal — and even a rumored mafia hit.

Then, John opens a 2016 Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino, tasting it from first sip to final drop in his signature Whole Bottle Review.

🕰 Chapters
0:00 – The Mad Scientist Who Created Brunello
3:02 – The Birth of a Wine Dynasty
6:02 – Brunello vs. The Nazis
9:00 – The Traditionalists vs. Modernists
12:00 – The Brunellogate Scandal
14:30 – Mafia Hit or Misunderstanding?
17:00 – Tasting the 2016 Livio Sassetti Brunello
19:20 – Whole Bottle Review

🍷 If you love Biondi-Santi, Banfi, Fuligni, Valdicava, or Case Basse, you’ll love this deep dive into Brunello’s past and future.

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The John Alanis Magical Wine Whole Bottle Review Scale

100 Perfection, find a bottle once every 5 years, indescribably Magical, never forget it, impossible to convey in mere words.

99 Almost perfect, find a bottle every one to two years, Magical, makes you feel emotions/feelings you’ve never felt before, takes you forward and back in time, swirling memories

98 Magical wine, find a bottle two to three times a year, takes you places, evokes emotions, and brings ups old memories

97- Almost Magical, hints at places and memories, evokes emotion, but not quite magical. Fantastic evolution of the wine, finishes at a different place than where it started, flavors outshine emotions.

96- Fantastic flavor experience, bottle evolves and changes, evokes some emotion, but experience is all about the wine. We want this to be our “floor” every time we drink a bottle, but we must choose a bottle with the potential to meet these expectations.

95 Great flavor, mouthfeel, some evolution and change, focus is completely on the wine, doesn’t evoke emotion.

94 and below- enjoyable bottle of wine, goes great with food and friends, first sip and last sip are pretty much identical. Doesn’t evoked any emotion or trigger any memories, but was thoroughly enjoyable from a taste experience. Good to drink when you just want a glass.