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2013 Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello di Montalcino

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August 28, 2022 - $51

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RATINGS

94James Suckling

Aromas of rose petals and ripe strawberries follow through to a full body. Layered and chewy with ripe tannins and a flavorful and intense finish.

92The Wine Advocate

...aromas of ripe fruit, savory spice, tobacco and grilled herb. The wine is generous and full. There is plenty of primary fruit at the back that glues all these various elements firmly in place.

92Vinous / IWC

Perfumed aromas of sour red cherry, aromatic herbs, and mint are complicated by hints of tar and woodsmoke. Then harmonious and suave, offering red fruit, smoke, flint, tar and licorice flavors complicated by hints of Pu’er tea. Lovely, multilayered and really juicy Brunello that may not be the last word in concentration or size but showcases remarkable balance and is already irresistible now.

92Wine Enthusiast

Underbrush, fragrant blue-flower and wild berry aromas take center stage on this elegant wine. Mirroring the nose, the vibrant, graceful palate delivers crushed Marasca cherry, juicy cranberry, star anise and wild herb framed in firm acidity and taut polished tannins. It's well balanced, with a weightless intensity.

17Jancis Robinson

Concentrated, lifted nose with hints of oak. Compact and surprisingly closed on the palate and with firm, coating tannins. Finely balanced if embryonic right now.

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.