Brunello di Montalcino, Vecchie Vigne
    Le Ragnaie

    Brunello di Montalcino, Vecchie Vigne, 2012

    92+/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2012

      6x75cl

      DP

      £443.92

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Tight and crisp, this sort of freshness and linearity are so rare in the wines of Montalcino. This may not give a lot away initially but there is a clear sense of coiled energy. Gradually each taste reveals more of this wine’s great potential. Racy and intense flavours of small alpine strawberry and raspberry with a crunchy edge of Victoria plum as well as a background savoury element of oregano and mineral. A brilliant Brunello, one of the wines of the vintage, that will reward patience. 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 vines are southwest facing and planted on sandstone. The wine is aged in the same way as the estate’s regular Brunello in large 25hl Slavonian oak barrels for 36 months.

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    Critic Reviews

    92+/100
    Ian d'Agata,
    Vinous
    Good full red. Reticent but pure and very fresh aromas of blackberry, red cherry and menthol.  Penetrating acidity accentuates the red and black fruit flavors, providing excellent cut and precision to the middle palate. Currently very austere, this finishes tight, but precise and long; you can tell this was made in a cool climate environment. Will benefit from extended time in the cellar in order to come round fully.
    drinking window 2024 - 2040
    date of review 03/2017

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Italy
    Region:
    Tuscany
    Appellation:
    Montalcino
    Producer:
    Le Ragnaie
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Sangiovese
    abv:
    14.5%

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