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2012 Cordella Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

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March 17, 2024 - $61

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RATINGS

94James Suckling

Notes of sweet tobacco and spiced cherries with an earthy depth, leading to a palate that has some very succulent, juicy tannins. Holds the finish nicely.

91The Wine Advocate

Here's a wine with enormous shoulders and a heavy footprint...sticky and syrupy with dark fruit preserves and blackberry confit...

91Vinous / IWC

Aromas and flavors of plums, mocha and flint are both clean and fresh. The finish offers suave tannins and an easygoing nature...

15Jancis Robinson

Lifted cherry compote with a note of gingerbread. Hugely aromatic cherry fruit and cherry jam on a drying finish.

REGION

Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino is regarded as one of Italy’s best appellations. Located in south central Tuscany below Chianti, the wines of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are made of a Sangiovese clone called “brunello,” which means “little dark one,” a reference to the brown tones in the skin of the grape. Unlike some Tuscan appellations that allow other grapes to be blended with Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino is entirely Sangiovese. Montalcino itself is a picturesque, hill-top town not especially well known for wine production until the mid-19th century, when a local vineyard owner isolated the brunello clone and planted it. Other growers followed suit. Nevertheless it wasn’t until 1970s that wine enthusiasts started paying attention to Brunello di Montalcino, which by then was becoming an outstanding wine. Today there are 120 estates in the DOCG, up from about 25 estates in 1975. Brunellos in general are bigger, darker, more tannic and more powerful wines than Chiantis or most other Sangioveses. By law they must be aged for four years, and two of those years must be in wooden barrels.