JG Benda: a hot new name in Brunello

JG Benda is a hot new name in Brunello. The very first release from the estate last year was an immediate hit. The new release, 2022 Rosso di Montalcino, is even better – according to expert Walter Speller. He singles it out as a top-notch example of its type and puts it above numerous more established names. JG Benda is one of the most exciting new projects we’ve come across for some time.

With his Montalcino estate, John Benda has done what many of us have dreamed of doing. A long time wine collector, he quit his City job in London in 2019 to establish a wine estate in Tuscany. After moving to the region, he spent time at Il Marreneto, working with the highly esteemed Alessandro Mori. He then bought two hectares of land in Brunello di Montalcino, situated in the highest part of the appellation at 600m altitude.

Since this acquisition he has worked seven days a week at the estate alongside his partner Zoe. This is no vanity project: Benda is hands-on and committed to attention to the smallest of details.

The Rosso di Montalcino is released while the first Brunello is completing its maturation. 2022 was a warm, dry vintage in Tuscany, which produced what Antonio Galloni has called “some of the most seductive and pleasurable Rossos I’ve tasted in years”. 

JG Benda is already attracting the attention of collectors and sommeliers alike. We are buying as much of the Rosso as we can. Get in early on one of Montalcino’s most promising new properties.

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