REGION | Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino |
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VARIETAL | Sangiovese |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 14.5% |
List price: | $71.49 |
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Sale price: | $58.49 |
You save: | $13.00 (18%) |
Notes | |||
"Brunello di Montalcino is the ambassador of top quality Italian wines around the world, the first wine to receive the DOCG appellation. Brunello is a brilliant ruby-red color, tending towards garnet red with age. Its bouquet is intense, pure, pleasant and refined, reminiscent of sweet violet, tobacco, chocolate and pleasant hints of wild berries and vanilla. Its flavor fully confirms the above in a well-balanced, full-bodied wine with good tannins and a solid structure." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"This has fantastic intensity with concentrated hazelnut, chocolate and dark berry aromas alongside dried flower and dried orange undertones. Firm and medium- to full-bodied, with powerful yet integrated tannins. Excellent structural integrity. Try in 2024." —James Suckling "Wild strawberries, roses, lavender and hints of flowery underbrush form a vividly fruity yet earthy bouquet as the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino opens in the glass. This is round, nearly juicy in character, with ripe red and black berries that cascade across a core of silty minerality. It leaves only a light coating of tannin while tapering off with a flourish of inner sweetness and floral tones, as nuances of licorice slowly fade. This may not be a classic Brunello from Altesino, but I can't argue with how incredibly delicious it is." —Vinous |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Brunello di Montalcino | game, red meat | Asiago, Dry Jack, Fontina, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Pecorino, Piave, Provolone or Ricotta | tomato-based sauces, garlic, mushrooms |
Sangiovese | game, red meat | Asiago, Dry Jack, Fontina, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Pecorino, Piave, Provolone or Ricotta | tomato-based sauces, garlic, mushrooms |