The agreement was effective June 1.
“We are thrilled to celebrate this partnership with Val di Suga with a seamless transition into our portfolio of the most sought-after wines in the industry,” says Wilson Daniels president Rocco Lombardo. “We continually seek to set a high bar for fine wines sold in the United States and entering a partnership with one of Italy’s legendary brands is a promising step in reaching that goal.”
The first Val di Suga wines to be imported in June will be the Brunello Vigna del Lago DOCG, Brunello Vigna Spuntali DOCG, Brunello Poggio Al Granchio DOCG, and Rosso di Montalcino DOC. Brunello wine ages for 36 months in large oak casks and 300L French oak barrels.
The Vigna Spuntali benefits from 24 months of maturation on French oak, and at least 24 months in-bottle. The Poggio al Granchio and Brunello Vigna del Lago are aged in casks for 30 months and the Rosso di Montalcino matures for 6 months in Slovenian oak before spending an additional 12 months aging in-bottle.
Val di Suga has the unique advantage of being the only producer with vineyards in all three of Montalcino’s viticultural regions, each with its own individual terroir.