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2013 Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino

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June 18, 2023 - $36

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RATINGS

94James Suckling

Dark berry and bark aromas with hints of dark chocolate. Full body, soft and silky with juicy fruit and a savory finish.

93The Wine Advocate

...beautifully polished and delicate wine...dark and velvety, and the bouquet opens to bold aromas of cherry and black currant.... This wine gives you an authentic taste of Tuscany.

93Wine Spectator

...fruity style, boasting plum, cherry and spice aromas and flavors. Well-rounded tannins provide support and accents of iron and tobacco chime in on the long finish. Shows fine overall harmony.

92Vinous / IWC

Ripe red cherry, leather, faded flowers, sandalwood and menthol on the nose. Nicely sweet and smooth on the palate, offering supple, ripe red berry flavors complicated by mocha and coffee... This strapping, large-framed Brunello finishes with polished tannins and persistent sweetness.

92Wine Enthusiast

Earthy aromas suggesting leafy underbrush, porcini mushroom, pressed violet and charcuterie lead the nose. The full-bodied palate delivers dried Morello cherry, prune, star anise, leather and game alongside taut fine-grained tannins.

15.5Jancis Robinson

Succulent fruit on the palate quickly followed by loads of chewy tannins.

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.