Le Ragnaie

Brunello di Montalcino, Vecchie Vigne, 2011

Name: Brunello di Montalcino, Vecchie Vigne
Brand: Le Ragnaie
Price: 599.08 GBP

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2011
6x75cl
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£599.08

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Warming dreid fruit, sap and herb notes with hints of spice. More open than usual notes of salt to counter balance the ripe red cherry and strawberry fruit. There is a nice fine but strong structure and gentle austerity here, solid but yet refined, this grows and grows in the glass. So complex, savoury and moreish. 2011 was a warm year where alcohols rose sharply. Owner Riccardo Campinoti pointed out, though, that the danger was picking too early before the tannins were properly ripe. From a single plot called Ragnaie, next to the estate, planted in the 60s, which at 550 metres above sea level, are among the very highest vines in Montalcino. The wine is aged in the same way as the estate’s regular Brunello in large 25hl Slavonian oak barrels for 36 months. Rarely more than 3000 bottles are produced.

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Critic Reviews

88/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino Ragnaie V.V. is darker, deeper and more concentrated than the straight Brunello, but it, too, lacks structure, intensity and freshness. Dark cherry, plum, leather, smoke and tobacco shape the pliant, open-knit finish. The 2011 could use another 6-12 months to allow the tannins to soften, but it should be drunk on the younger side.

drinking window 2017 - 2024

date of review 02/2016

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.