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2018 La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino

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October 12, 2025 - $54

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RATINGS

95Wine Enthusiast

The nose begins with a shooting star of sweet candied cherry and vanilla...leaves behind a dark, savory sky of coffee, old leather and burnt caramel. The sun rises on the palate, with strawberry and blood orange notes joining the resurgent cherry. Compressed tannins and vigorous acidity provide structure.

93The Wine Advocate

Revealing dark fruit and oak spice...open-knit and accessible... The finish reverts to a more gentle side with polished tannins.

93Wine Spectator

...juicy style...boasting cherry, raspberry, floral, graphite and spice flavors. Balanced and lively, with bright acidity and refined tannins for support. Shows fine length.

93James Suckling

Aromas of fresh raspberries, sour cherries, lemons, walnuts and vanilla beans...succulent and flavorful with a medium body and creamy tannins. Tangy fruit turns to creamy chocolate. Lovely drinkability.

93+ Jeb Dunnuck

...attractively layered with spiced red plum, balsamic, and sweet cedar. Seamless and approachable...medium bodied, with a soft mineral texture and super-fine tannins. Fresh red cherry, orange rind, and delicate salty earth intertwine and find fantastic balance throughout.

92Vinous / IWC

...rich and hauntingly dark, with masses of cherry and raspberry sauce giving way to sweet violet florals...coasts across the palate, with velvety textures giving way to balsamic spice, and red and black fruits lifted by cooling acidity...leaves a staining of primary concentration offset by hints of sour citrus while finishing gently tannic and potent.

17Jancis Robinson

Brooding but ripe on the nose. Bags of juicy cherry fruit and crunchy tannins...blockbuster but a finely balanced one.

PRODUCER

La Gerla

La Gerla was established in 1976 by Sergio Rossi, an advertising executive who had been a director of top European agencies. Rossi bought the historic 30-acre estate from the Biondi Santi family, long-time makers of Brunello. Rossi re-named the estate La Gerla and started offering La Gerla Brunellos in 1978. Rossi died in 2011, but his wife Donatella Monforte continues to run the estate. Winemaker is Vittorio Fiore. About 75,000 bottles are produced annually. All the wines are made with estate Sangiovese grapes. The wines earn praise from reviewers and ratings in the mid-90s.

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 La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino