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2019 Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

95The Wine Advocate

...delicate aromas of blue flower, redcurrant, cranberry and potting soils... Baking spice is delivered to the palate with silky, almost glossy tannins. The mouthfeel is extremely fine.

95Wine Spectator

...features a core of cherry and strawberry fruit, along with leafy underbrush and rosemary accents. Sinewy tannins take over midpalate, vying for attention with the fruit on the lingering, mineral-tinged aftertaste...elegant and balanced overall.

95Jeb Dunnuck

...beautiful cologne lifts from the glass... Aromas of wild cherries, truffles, bittersweet chocolate, and dried orange peel are followed by a medium to full-bodied red with fine, coiled tannins, a linear feel, and refreshing lift all the way through the finish.

93Vinous / IWC

...opens slowly in the glass, dusty and floral, with depths of dark red fruit and exotic spice...silky smooth with medium-bodied textures and vibrant acidity that propels its tart wild berry fruits and mineral tones as rosy inner florals race across the palate. It tapers off with admirable length and concentration. Crunchy tannins frame the experience without slowing its momentum.

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92Decanter Magazine (points)

Delicately fragrant, the nose hints at game meat then transitions to brushwood, rosehip and alpine blossoms. Decidedly midweight, the cranberry and redcurrant core is all cinched in. Bright acidity and firm, crisp tannins provide a solid framework.

17+ Jancis Robinson

...lively concentrated nose of perfumed red fruit...complex and with great depth, while maintaining its elegance. Sappy, almost racy and pure on the finish with fine tannins lining the fruit.

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 Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino