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2019 Le Chiuse Brunello di Montalcino

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September 28, 2025 - $97

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RATINGS

99Decanter Magazine (points)

...enticing beginning, significant and juicy middle, and stimulating end. Heady violet, incense and leather waft steadily from the glass, then the palate explodes with surround-sound intensity, filling the mouth with dark red cherry and crushed stones. Long, chalky-textured tannins wrap confidently around the mouth, leaving space for that succulent acidity to work its quenching magic. An interplay of depth and drama with lightness right through to the zesty, citrus-soaked finish.

97Wine Spectator

...racy, penetrating red, evoking cherry, strawberry, rose hip, orange peel, wild herb and mineral flavors, driven by bracing acidity and underscored by firm, linear tannins, showing excellent balance and length.

97James Suckling

Black cherries with slate and orange peel as well as flowers on the nose. Full-bodied with very well integrated tannins that show serious structure and power. Impressive length and focus.

97Jeb Dunnuck

...layered yet pure bouquet of raspberry liqueur, mocha, candied violets, and anise. Medium to full-bodied, it’s light on its feet while having outstanding concentration and length, with refined tannins and an even a spine of energetic acidity to keep it driving through the palate.

96+ The Wine Advocate

...dark fruit, smoky asphalt and wet stone. The initial impact is one of soothing darkness and aromatic concentration; however, the wine lightens up considerably on the palate with fresh acidity and fine tannins.

96Vinous / IWC

...dusty dried flowers and nuanced violet pastille complementing wild strawberries and autumnal spice...sweeps across the palate, lifted and refined, with a core of vividly ripe red and blue fruits that swirl throughout as vibrant acidity maintains balance despite gripping tannins that mount toward the close...leaves a coating primary concentration as it finishes structured and long yet remarkably pure, ending with lingering licorice hints. Breathtaking.

93.5CellarTracker

17.5Jancis Robinson

Heady, perfumed, intense nose with layered, luscious fruits and a touch of bordeaux-type cigar tobacco. Lovely crunch.

PRODUCER

Le Chiuse

Le Chiuse is in Pullera, just north of Montalcino. It had been part of the Biondi Santi family properties since the 18th century, but in 1986 Simonetta Valliani, a member of the family, leased a piece of the Biondi Santi property and with her husband began making her own Brunello. The property is especially well suited to growing Sangiovese Grosso and before Valliani took over these vineyards had been exclusively used for Riserva bottlings. In 1993 Valliani bought the property outright and began using the name Brunello Le Chiuse for her label. The 13-acres of vineyards are farmed organically and the estate produces 25,000 bottles annually. Gambero Rosso notes that though “Le Chiuse is a relatively young winery … (it is, nevertheless) well established on the dizzying heights of Montalcino winemaking….Sangiovese is interpreted with character and confident technical skill.”

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

2019 Le Chiuse Brunello di Montalcino