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2018 Padelletti Brunello di Montalcino

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July 27, 2025 - $38

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

You get freshness, bright primary fruit and lots of focused fruit on the bouquet. The elegant finish introduces light tones of tar, smoke and licorice.

94Vinous / IWC

...seduces with vivid black raspberries, wild blueberries and sweet roses forming its bouquet. It envelopes the palate with ripe red fruits and exotic spice, all energized by a core of vibrant acidity, as saline-minerals add a crunchy sensation. Its tannins are round and sweet, gently tugging at the cheeks, as hints of hard candy and licorice fade.

94Decanter Magazine (points)

...beguiling interplay of flint, balsamic herbs and fragrant lilac lace though juicy red berries. Light on its feet, this Brunello has a lovely, elegant flow.

93James Suckling

Fragrant nose of rosehip, pink peppercorns, sweet basil, potpourri and nutmeg...medium-bodied, vibrant and perfumed with very fine tannins and bright acidity. Elegant and sophisticated, with a lengthy and refined finish.

93Wine Enthusiast

The textured nose is simultaneously fresh and bitter, with aromas of both ripe and dried cherries, roses, orange peel, tar and soil. The cherry and orange elements headline the palate...undertone of dark chocolate that's empowered by clay-like tannins and popping acid.

17+ Jancis Robinson

...gorgeous lifted nose of pure raspberry... Vibrant acidity and raspberry fruit, fresh and lively and with long, sandy 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.

VINTAGE

2018 Padelletti Brunello di Montalcino