“The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is beautifully bright and stitched up with extreme focus and sharpness. Sangiovese has this gorgeous ability to show linearity and lift, but it remains elegant and tight at the same time. This wine accomplishes all of this, and that’s saying a lot given the heat and drought of this vintage. The acidity is bright and the finish is long and smooth with citrusy end notes of blood orange followed by wild rose and lilac. Fruit comes from a 4.5-hectare site with sand and galestro soils. Production is exactly 15,014 bottles. Maria Laura Vacca Brunelli and her team harvested about one week early in 2017 to capture that varietal freshness.” 96 pts., Monica Larner, robertparker.com
2016 Gianni Brunelli, Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva 6x75cl £850 / Case£36.67 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2020 Jean-Jacques Girard, Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru, Aux Serpentieres 6x75cl £170 / Case£36.67 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2017 Gianni Brunelli, Brunello di Montalcino 6x75cl
Red ⋅ Tuscany ⋅ Italy
£220 / Case£36.67 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 96
The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is beautifully bright and stitched up with extreme focus and sharpness. Sangiovese has this gorgeous ability to show linearity and lift, but it remains elegant and tight at the same time. This wine accomplishes all of this, and that’s saying a lot given the heat and drought of this vintage. The acidity is bright and the finish is long and smooth with citrusy end notes of blood orange followed by wild rose and lilac. Fruit comes from a 4.5-hectare site with sand and galestro soils. Production is exactly 15,014 bottles. Maria Laura Vacca Brunelli and her team harvested about one week early in 2017 to capture that varietal freshness.
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2040
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