Brunello di Montalcino, Montosoli, 2016

Name: Brunello di Montalcino, Montosoli
Brand: Le Ragnaie
Price: 555.53 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

A really sophisticated and complex Brunello offering a lovely interplay of red and black fruit. This boasts real Sangiovese herbal-spice notes with layers of minerals and currants - almost staining in its intensity with a ripeness of blue fruit, forceful but ripe and linear tannins. Outstanding. The historic cru of Brunello, the first to be bottled on its own in the 70s, Montosoli is also one of the outstanding vineyards of the region, situated on the north side of Montalcino, planted on limestone and clay soils. Made in the same way as the estate’s other single vineyard wines, aged in large 25hl Slavonian oak barrels for 36 months.

critic reviews

97/100Eric Guido,Vinous

The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Casanovina Montosoli is one of those wines that the first time you put your nose to the glass, you know you’re in for an experience. Like picking wild strawberries from the vine, I’m finding crushed red fruits, stems, seeds and the dark soil tones from the earth beneath them. It’s somehow remarkably fresh and lifted but also rich and exotic, coasting silky textures across a medium-bodied frame with tart woodland berries, savory herbs and the slightest hint of balsamic spice. Inner rose, violets, lavender and sour citrus - this is remarkably layered with unseen depths. The balance of vibrant acids versus mounting tannin keeps the experience lively, even as the palate begins to dry under its youthful structure.

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date of review 11/2020