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2015 Celestino Pecci Brunello di Montalcino

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April 16, 2023 - $38

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RATINGS

97James Suckling

...extremely refined, focused...with subtle, enticing aromas of flowers and black cherries that follow through to a medium to full body, ultra-fine tannins and a finish that lasts for minutes.

93The Wine Advocate

...offers a balanced and steady interpretation with ripe fruit, blackberry, dried cherry, spice and savory tobacco...unified aromatic front, with seamless transitions that take you from dark fruit to tar, smoke and other secondary aromas...

92Wine Enthusiast

Black-skinned berry, forest floor and eucalyptus aromas lead the nose. On the savory palate, fine-grained tannins and firm acidity accompany ripe black cherry, licorice and white pepper.

90Vinous / IWC

...dark, ripe black cherry...savory herbs, stone dust and dried roses. On the palate, velvety textures usher in a mix of red berries, minerals and savory spice, supported by juicy acids, as pretty inner florals amass toward the close. The finish is long and surprisingly structured, as grippy tannins clench the senses, yet there’s plenty of primary fruit to maintain balance.

17Jancis Robinson

Deep cherry fruit nose. Succulence and richness on the palate offset by a layer of gripping tannins...quite powerful.

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.