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2018 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie

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May 11, 2025 - $175

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RATINGS

98Jeb Dunnuck

...concentrated perfume of incense, leather, blackberry, and lavender oil. It is full-bodied and well-structured, with ripe yet present tannins, and acidity that drives along the sides of the palate and keeps things from being weighted down.

97The Wine Advocate

...beautiful primary fruit but that is slightly more immediate; on the other, you get a wine that promises good aging thanks to its freshness and the silky tannins that melt onto the palate.

97Vinous / IWC

...complex and darkly alluring with its musky red currants and savory spices, yet with swirling pretty rose tones. A hint of sweet smoke comes forward to add lovely contrast. Its textures are like liquid velvet, with a chalky mineral staining that comes on quickly, which is perfectly balanced by a massive wave of dark red berries; yet through it all, balance is expertly maintained by streamlined acidity that creates a sense of total inner harmony.

94James Suckling

This has an array of red and dark fruits with coffee, dark chocolate, sweet spices and overturned earth. Medium- to full-bodied with fine tannins and a pronounced dark berry character on the palate. A little tight and structured, with a firm and long-lasting finish that leaves you with notes of nut shell and crushed stones.

17.5Jancis Robinson

A little closed but with great purity of fruit on the nose. Waves of concentrated, intense fruit on the palate. Suave and elegant and generous at the same time, showing true cru quality. Fantastic, chewy, tactile tannins following the fruit on the finish.

PRODUCER

Il Marroneto

Il Marroneto’s first vines were planted in 1975, when Giuseppe Mori planted Sangiovese vineyards just outside the town of Montalcino. The debut of Il Marroneto’s Brunello was the 1978 vintage. Today Alessandro Mori, Giuseppe’s son, runs the 15-acre estate with his wife Lucia, and a cellar master. The estate is named for the fact that its cellar was historically used for drying chestnuts, or “marrones.” By Italian standards – in which winemaking is often a family affair that goes back centuries – Il Marroneto is considered something of a youthful upstart, even a “garagiste” style producer. Nevertheless its Brunellos and Rosso di Montalcinos have won attention from reviewers and a cult following among those who enjoy Brunello. Gambero Rosso has written that “the care and emotion that Alessandro Mori puts into his winemaking is no longer a secret…. (the wines) have developed a cult following among those who love the purest, most essential expression of Brunello….”

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 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie