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2016 Castiglion del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino Campo del Drago

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June 25, 2023 - $72

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RATINGS

97James Suckling

...structured, layered red with blackberry, plum, walnut and cigar-box aromas and flavors...full-bodied with depth and intensity... Fine-grained and refined.

96Wine Spectator

...balanced, expressive style, offering plum, cherry, fruitcake, iron and spice flavors, which are fused to muscular tannins, but also vibrant acidity, keeping this energetic and defined. Fine balance overall and terrific length on the finish.

95The Wine Advocate

...aromas of underbrush and forest floor in this wine along with dark fruit, cherry and plum.

94Jeb Dunnuck

...rich with ripe black plum, lavender, cedar, and tobacco...amplified core of crunchy black cherry fruit, licorice, and an iron-rich mineral feel, with present but well-integrated tannins.

93Vinous / IWC

...smoky minerals and minty herbs before fruit. It gains further depths of spiced orange, clove and medicinal cherry over time. The textures are silky, almost creamy in feel, giving way to polished red fruits laced with salty minerals, as zesty acids add a motivating and spicy flair...hints of tart berries through the cheek-puckering finale.

17.5Jancis Robinson

Cool cherry and stones on the nose with a minty hint. Lush tangy cherry fruit with gripping but polished tannins. Very long, focused and juicy.

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.