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Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
The Casanova di Neri 2019 Brunello di Montalcino shows thick fruit fabric with stitchings of underbrush, pressed rose, bright cherry, tobacco and balanced oak spice. This wine definitely has a special groove. It offers a ripe, round texture with good acidity followed by fine, chalky tannins. This is impressive quality for 109,600 bottles produced. In fact, this is one of the best village Brunellos from Giacomo Neri and his family made so far.
Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate 95 Points
$186
$176ea in any 3+
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Casanova di Neri ‘Tenuta Nuova’ Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
In my mind, this is the wine that best represents the Casanova di Neri house style. With 30 months of aging in tonneaux, it shows enormous richness and texture, and the stellar fruit quality appears with more primary elegance compared to the more expensive Cerretalto that is released with an extra year of aging. That dynamic is especially pronounced in a comparison of the 2019 and 2018 vintages. The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova has a dark vein of toasted spice, black fruit, ink, blac
$300
$285ea in any 3+
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Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
There is something here that takes Sangiovese to a special place, the perfume, the lovely linear shape of fruit, that deceptive depth and length that builds! Dusty roses, worn leather, dried strawberries and arid earth form a classic bouquet as the dynamic 2019 Brunello di Montalcino blossoms in the glass. This is feminine yet deep and textural, with ripe plums and black cherries motivated by brisk acidity. Violet inner florals and licorice hints form toward the close. The 2019 leaves a salty mi
$815
$795ea in any 3+
$775ea in any 6+
Intoxicating! 🌹
Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015
Sangiovese | Montalcino, Italy
It just invites you in! This is what wine is about! Costanti's 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva takes a good amount of time to blossom in the glass. It’s dusty and floral in character, blowing off notes of white smoke and crushed stone before showing a delightful mix of ripe plums, cherries and sweet spice balanced by hints of leather and flowery undergrowth. There’s a wonderful purity to its red berry fruits, guided by juicy acids and salty minerals, which creates a refreshing yet tactil
$425
$405ea in any 3+
$385ea in any 6+
Comes in Wooden Box
Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino MAGNUM 2017
Sangiovese | Montalcino, Italy
It just invites you in! This is what wine is about! There’s a sensuality to Costanti's 2016 Brunello di Montalcino. It’s something about the way it draws you in and warms the soul. Its bouquet straddles both the light and dark sides of Sangiovese, rising up with alluring flowery perfumes, cedar dust and crushed cherry, yet then swaying toward rich brown spices and clove. The textures are velvety-smooth and elegant, ushering in a dense core of fleshy red berry fruits, which leave a coating of
$570
$550ea in any 3+
$530ea in any 6+
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2017
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
There is something here that takes Sangiovese to a special place, the perfume, the lovely linear shape of fruit, that deceptive depth and length that builds! A captivating mix of ripe plums, strawberries, cloves, violet pastille, balsam herbs and white smoke emanates from the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino. This is undeniably elegant in feel, showing a weight unexpected from a young Poggio di Sotto, yet working in perfect harmony, with tart cherries and wild berries drenching the palate in primary
$650
$630ea in any 3+
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Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2018
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
There is something here that takes Sangiovese to a special place, the perfume, the lovely linear shape of fruit, that deceptive depth and length that builds! Poggio di Sotto hits it out the ballpark once again with an extremely elegant interpretation that shows the incredible depth and nuance Sangiovese can achieve, even in an uneven vintage such as this. The certified organic 2018 Brunello di Montalcino reveals a dark ruby hue and mid-weight concentration. Indeed, the wine is lighter and bright
$650
$630ea in any 3+
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100 Points
Casanova di Neri ‘Cerretalto’ Brunello di Montalcino 2015
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
'Of these new releases from this benchmark estate, the Casanova di Neri 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto is my favorite wine. This Riserva is larger than life with ripe fruit, raspberry, cherry, spice, cola, root beer, mesquite and cedar. The wine offers a flashy and generous quality of fruit that unfolds over time with a multifaceted and multi-layered presentation. One thing that stands out here is the acidity that is bracing and tart at first but then succumbs to an important supporting
$780
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Gorelli Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
Brunello di Montalcino comes in a vast array of guises from the super bold structured ones with oak (not my cuppa), the dark rich yet mid-weight with a line of substantial yet refined tannins, & the perfumed, poised, delicate Brunellos with plush fine tannins. At this, Burgundian end, we see Poggio di Sotto and Soldera. Today we add one more to that list Gorelli. It's not yet in the league of it's two peers. Thankfully, neither is it's price. It's heading in the right direction, definitely o
$285
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Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino 2016
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
When you hear of the estates Andrea has helped establish it makes sense that his own vineyards should kick out some tasty vino! When you hear of the estates Andrea has helped establish it makes sense that his own vineyards should kick out some tasty vino. The list: Poggio di Sotto, there’s La Torre, Poggio degli Ulivi, Mastrojanni, Tenuta di Sesta and Collosorbo, Sesta di Sopra, Podere Salicutti, and of course Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona.
Tasting Andrea's Brunello for the first time saw
$163
$156ea in any 3+
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Voliero Brunello di Montalcino 2016
Sangiovese | Montalcino, Italy
The sister to the Uccelliera brother, same winery, same maker, different fruit, and personality! Many who have tasted both the Uccelliera and Voliero Brunello over a number of years remark that they prefer the Uccelliera in the cooler years, and the Voliero in the bolder years. 2016 has somehow managed to make the choice a little harder.
Give this just a little time to acclimatise to the world outside the bottle and you'll be great with welcoming arms. Voliero's 2016 Brunello has wonderful sh
$135
$128ea in any 3+
$121ea in any 6+
Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
Lustrous ruby. Concentrated fruit with minerally notes and grows increasingly complex in the glass. Full yet elegant on the palate with finely chiselled tannins. Breathtaking balance. Simply gorgeous, but far from ready. Montalcino nobility.
Walter Speller, Jancis Robinson 18+ Points
KO 100 DC 100 EG 96 ML 94
$285
$270ea in any 3+
$255ea in any 6+
Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino MAGNUM 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
Lustrous ruby. Concentrated fruit with minerally notes and grows increasingly complex in the glass. Full yet elegant on the palate with finely chiselled tannins. Breathtaking balance. Simply gorgeous, but far from ready. Montalcino nobility.
Walter Speller, Jancis Robinson 18+ Points
KO 100 DC 100 EG 96 ML 94
$575
$555ea in any 3+
$535ea in any 6+
Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016
Sangiovese | Montalcino, Italy
It just invites you in! This is what wine is about! A deeply sensual bouquet of freshly sliced plums, crushed violets, mentholated herbs and Tuscan dust rises up from the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva. This is deeply textural while also cool-toned and refined, with mineral-tinged red and black berries cascading across a core of brisk acidity. Tension builds throughout, as grippy tannins mount toward the close, nicely contrasted by a burst of sour citrus. There’s a crystalline structure t
$495
$480ea in any 3+
$465ea in any 6+
Intoxicating! 🌹
Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 2017
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
It just invites you in! This is what wine is about! There’s a sensuality to Costanti's 2016 Brunello di Montalcino. It’s something about the way it draws you in and warms the soul. Its bouquet straddles both the light and dark sides of Sangiovese, rising up with alluring flowery perfumes, cedar dust and crushed cherry, yet then swaying toward rich brown spices and clove. The textures are velvety-smooth and elegant, ushering in a dense core of fleshy red berry fruits, which leave a coating of
$260
$250ea in any 3+
$240ea in any 6+
Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 2018
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is a spice box, bursting from the glass with a tour de force of cloves, cinnamon sticks, mint, lavender, dried strawberries and freshly sliced vanilla bean. For all of its extroverted character on the nose, this is a delicate beauty on the palate, cool-toned and finessed, with violet-tinged red berries and exotic spice motivated by brisk acidity. It conveys a pleasant staining of fine tannins that lingers long, yet the character is only lightly structured and tape
$240
$230ea in any 3+
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Podere Brizio Brunello di Montalcino 2016
Sangiovese | Montalcino, Italy
Power & elegance from an unbeatable vintage! Another phenomenal vintage gives us an elegant and powerful Brunello with the promise of more to come; it's tense, brooding, waiting to explode. All of the elements but time are in place and ready to perform. Even after a short moment in the glass it starts to reveal where it is going as the fruit pokes its head out to play. What appears to be the hallmarks of Podere Brizio - freshness, beautifully weighted fruit and long, linear, layered tannins - ar
$157
$152ea in any 3+
$147ea in any 6+
Talenti Brunello di Montalcino 2016
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
This would have to be the single best value Brunello I've tried in the last few years. Well, well, here's something quite delicious. Straight out of the gate this is just beautiful. The harmony and complexity match a plush, fine mouthfeel of divine tannins. Generosity meets restraint in a beautiful place. Layered with red fruits, darker fruits, a little perfume over earthiness, baking spices, woody herbs, and much, much more.
This would have to be the single best value Brunello I've tried in
$195
$190ea in any 3+
$185ea in any 6+
Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
Dusty and floral, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino opens with a perfumed blend of dried roses, cherries, mint and lavender candies. It’s elegant and seamlessly silky on the palate, enveloping the senses with ripe red berry fruits contrasted by a bitter clove tinge. A core of brisk acidity maintains a lovely balance as a web of fine tannins saturates the palate, and a pleasantly chewy sensation remains. The 2019 is classic to the core.
Eric Guido, Vinous 96 Points
ML 96 KO 97
$271
$256ea in any 3+
$241ea in any 6+
Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino MAGNUM 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
Dusty and floral, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino opens with a perfumed blend of dried roses, cherries, mint and lavender candies. It’s elegant and seamlessly silky on the palate, enveloping the senses with ripe red berry fruits contrasted by a bitter clove tinge. A core of brisk acidity maintains a lovely balance as a web of fine tannins saturates the palate, and a pleasantly chewy sensation remains. The 2019 is classic to the core.
Eric Guido, Vinous 96 Points
ML 96 KO 97
$575
$555ea in any 3+
$535ea in any 6+
Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva seduces the senses as it mixes savory and sweet, the dusty rose and crushed stone aromas giving way to wild strawberry and dried cherry. A velvety textural wave saturates the palate with salty minerals and tart raspberry fruits, lifted by stunning acidity and cooling herbal tones that create a cascading feel to the crunchy red fruits. While structured and dry, it's also incredibly long, crystalline in nature, and lingers on notes of salted licorice and sav
$495
$480ea in any 3+
$465ea in any 6+
Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2018
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
The Fuligni 2018 Brunello di Montalcino stands out for its smooth integration of aromas and the carefully balanced intensity achieved here, which shows momentum but also remains very fine and nuanced. There are many sides to the bouquet with wild fruit, cassis, crushed stone, candied orange and fresh herbs or rosemary. A floral note also appears that suggests rose or iris root. The tannins are very well managed and silky. You hardly feel them, yet the wine offers firm structure throughout. This
$240
$230ea in any 3+
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Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2017
Sangiovese | Montalcino, Italy
The Fuligni 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is a beautiful wine, and it shines a much-deserved spotlight on one of the most consistent estates in Montalcino. It is bright and luminous with a dark ruby shine. The bouquet reveals deeply layered tones of red cherry, wild berry, rose, earth and candied violets. Give the wine an extra twirl or two, and you get some rosemary and lavender. Soft dusty mineral and limestone also appear. I'd definitely put this bottle on a short list of the most recommended b
$260
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$240ea in any 6+
Comes in Wooden Box
Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino MAGNUM 2017
Sangiovese | Montalcino, Italy
The Fuligni 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is a beautiful wine, and it shines a much-deserved spotlight on one of the most consistent estates in Montalcino. It is bright and luminous with a dark ruby shine. The bouquet reveals deeply layered tones of red cherry, wild berry, rose, earth and candied violets. Give the wine an extra twirl or two, and you get some rosemary and lavender. Soft dusty mineral and limestone also appear. I'd definitely put this bottle on a short list of the most recommended b
$570
$550ea in any 3+
$530ea in any 6+
Cerbaiona di Diego Molinari Rosso di Montalcino 2016
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
A Brunello in all but name ... and, a bloody good one at that! A bold Rosso, more than a baby Brunello. Much more delicious than many a Brunello on the market. There is something quite serious happening here. Dark fruited with incredible depth and length. Although the intensity in its youth is palpable, the harmony and balance here signal that as it shifts to the next phase of development it will give much, much more.
It is already incredibly complex, and, layered, dark mulberry and cherry,
$135
$130ea in any 3+
$125ea in any 6+
A True Baby Brunello!
Conti Costanti Rosso di Montalcino 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
A pretty handy Rosso resting a small step away from heading into the next league. This needs time by the 4th and 5th day the full potential of this Baby Brunello was on full display. Dark cherry, fresh blackberry fruit with an earthy feel, a little dried orange peel, plush long tannins. Layered in spices rolling through, exceptional length and depth. There's been a bump in price here, if I were to taste it blind I would say it was excellent value. Comparative youth aside in a couple of years if
$118
$113ea in any 3+
$108ea in any 6+
Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2019
Sangiovese | Montalcino, Italy
Shavings of cedar, blood orange, crushed cherries, dried flowers and stone dust form a mesmerizing bouquet as the 2019 Rosso di Montalcino slowly opens in the glass. There are depths of ripe textural fruits here, offset by zesty spices and bright acidity that sweeten the expression while energizing it as well. A web of fine tannins coats the palate through the finish, coupled with a core of primary concentration and sweet inner florals that seem to never truly fade. What a glorious achievement f
$260
$245ea in any 3+
$230ea in any 6+
Gorelli Rosso di Montalcino 2019
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
Speller is on the money, this is still closed (April 2023). Builds with time in the glass, the fruit leans toward the fine Burgundian style. The tannins are just a little edgy, as with the Brunello, as the new Botti season future vintages should see further refinement to the texture. This clearly sits in between the Rosso & Brunello level. I like the cranberry descriptor and would add a musk and rose top note. A few years in bottle should see the tannins resolve fully and mid-palate weight
$107
$102ea in any 3+
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Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2018
Sangiovese | Montalcino, Italy
The 2018 Rosso di Montalcino is a perfumed and feminine effort, blossoming in the glass to show dusty roses and violets with bright cherry and strawberry fruits. Hints of cedar and flowery undergrowth come forward over time to complete the expression. It’s silky in feel and energetic with mineral-laced, ripe red berries, spice and inner florals motivated by juicy acids. Licorice and a sweet and sour twang of wild berries linger, along with a gentle coating of fine tannin that is only felt towa
$200
$190ea in any 3+
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Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2020
Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy
About Poggio di Sotto Established in 1989, Poggio di Sotto is known in Montalcino for its unique ecological niche of old Sangiovese vineyards (more than 50 years old). Together with the University of Florence 120 unique biotypes of Sangiovese were discovered. This biodiversity is the cornerstone of the unique brightness and complexity that is found […]
$230
$215ea in any 3+
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