This is the side of Brunello that made Siro Pacenti famous: polished and precise. The 2021 Pelagrilli comes from one of the appellation’s most meticulous producers, with Giancarlo Pacenti spending decades refining how Sangiovese from these historic vineyards reaches the bottle, from low yields to double sorting and individual-parcel vinification. Add a pair of 97-point scores, and this is a Brunello hard to ignore. Pelagrilli begins on the northern side of Montalcino, where the vineyards sit roughly 350 meters above sea level, exposed to continental winds. Clay-and-sand soils and mature Sangiovese vines shape the style the estate associates with this site: elegance, perfume, and individuality. It’s a lifted expression of Brunello, built as much on definition as depth. Then there’s 2021. In a vintage already being celebrated among Montalcino’s finest, the vineyard brings the lift, Pacenti the control, and the vintage the power. At $79.99, this is the kind of Brunello we want to buy when producer, place, and vintage come together.