Brunello di Montalcino, Vecchie Vigne, 2017

Name: Brunello di Montalcino, Vecchie Vigne
Brand: Le Ragnaie
Price: 528.32 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

The Vecchie Vigne Brunello comes from a single plot of vines around the winery, averaging 50 years of age. After the main Brunello, the VV offers up more bullace, forest fruit and red plum, leading to a more serious and tannic profile on the whole that marks it out as a vin de garde. While less expressive initially, the fruit is crisp and the tannins firm, so it just needs a little time to unwind. It is a wine with a great track record for ageing.

critic reviews

95/100Monica Larner,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The V. V. stands for old vines. With fruit from 50-year-old plants, the Le Ragnaie 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Ragnaie V. V. is one of three black-label special selections made by this estate. Instead of a Riserva program, Le Ragnaie focuses on territorial identity and single-vineyard expressions. This pretty wine shows the distinctive concentration that comes from the old vines, but that is also a result of the hot growing season. Dark fruit, rose, spice and baked clay emerge from this medium to full-bodied Brunello. Production is 3,800 bottles.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2044

date of review 02/2022

92/100Eric Guido,Vinous

The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Ragnaie VV is vivid with wild herbs, crushed stone and dusty strawberry in a display that is airy and sweetly spiced. Ripe cherry-berry fruits flesh out on the palate as inner florals arch across the medium-bodied framework. There’s a fantastic salty mineral and acid mix that saturates over time, giving way to a coating of primary concentration and fine tannins that linger long. The 2017 maintains excellent balance and freshness for the vintage, yet it will require patience to be fully appreciated.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2029

date of review 12/2021