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2017 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Pianrosso

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

...shows nice balance and elegance...lots of fresh cherry and wild rose, with ferrous earthy, licorice and grilled herb...distinguished by a sweet cherry note (plus a hefty 15% alcohol) that accompanies the wine from start to finish.

91Wine Spectator

This red exhibits sappy, concentrated flavors of cherry, currant, plum, tobacco and soy. Shows intensity midpalate, persisting on the firm, chalky finish.

16.5Jancis Robinson

Brooding fruit with a hint of pine. Cherry fruit with real depth on the palate and clayey tannins sticking to the palate. Generous and well balanced...

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.