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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.

2001 Valdicava Madonna del Piano Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

WS  100   
WA  96   
JR  17.5   
WS  #13 of 2007   
2 available
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2001 Valdicava Madonna del Piano Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

Light label condition issue

WS  100   
WA  96   
JR  17.5   
WS  #13 of 2007   

2001 Valdicava Madonna del Piano Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

WS  100   
WA  96   
JR  17.5   
WS  #13 of 2007   

2013 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova (20th Anniversary Gold Label)

JS  98   
WA  97   
WS  96   
VN  95+    

1997 Biondi-Santi Tenuta Il Greppo Brunello di Montalcino

Signed bottle

ST  93   
2 available
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1997 Biondi-Santi Tenuta Il Greppo Brunello di Montalcino

Very top shoulder fill

ST  93   
2 available
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2016 Biondi-Santi Tenuta Il Greppo Brunello di Montalcino

WA  97+    
WS  97   

1998 Biondi-Santi Tenuta Il Greppo Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

WS  94   
3 available
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