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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.

2003 Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino

Light label condition issue

WA  91   
ST  91   
WS  90   
2 available
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2005 La Velona Brunello di Montalcino

Light label condition issue

3 available
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2000 Greppone Mazzi Brunello di Montalcino

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

2006 Vitanza Brunello di Montalcino Tradizione

WS  93   
4 available
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2003 Casisano Colombaio Brunello di Montalcino

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  92   

2018 San Carlo Brunello di Montalcino

2006 Martina (Sasa) Brunello di Montalcino

2 available
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2012 Canalicchio (Franco Pacenti) Brunello di Montalcino

VN  92   
JS  91   
WE  90   
JR  17   
8 available
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