Winemaker Notes
Red color of medium intensity, with purple reflections in appearance. Harmonious aromas, with a sophisticated note of prune and blackberry and a strong wood aroma. The palate results in a rich and balanced wine, distinguished by its aftertaste with a note of mixed berries and a delicate nuance of wood.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This opens with lots of piquant red fruits followed by tangerine peel, blanched almonds, dried rose petals and a touch of tree bark and balsamic. Medium-bodied, crisp acidity with firm yet finely grained tannins. Succulent finish. Well-framed wine with focus. Very attractive already but will improve with age.
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Vinous
A brilliant ruby color in the glass, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino wafts up with a classic bouquet of bright cherries and Tuscan dust complicated by dried roses and worn leather. This is silky smooth yet lifted in style with a measured inner sweetness and crisp red berry fruits that cascade throughout. Fresh acidity maintains a lovely balance as the 2019 finishes gently tannic and with a youthful tension. This is a remarkably pretty Brunello from Col di Lamo.`
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Wine Enthusiast
This is perfumed and delicate on the nose, with cherry blossom, wild strawberry, tilled soil with petals and herbs mixed through. Bright, tart cherries spritzed with orange peel light up the palate before vigorous tannins insist on structure.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The red/garnet 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino is a contemplative wine with layered, savory aromas of pine resin, licorice, dried cherries, and menthol. Rich, with a gamey texture, it offers hearty tannins that are ripe but feel a touch blocky and has a full-bodied frame and grounding earthy notes through the finish. It’s going to do well with another couple of years in bottle. Drink 2026-2036.
Among Italy's elite red grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Secret—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French island of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.
Famous for its bold, layered and long-lived red, Brunello di Montalcino, the town of Montalcino is about 70 miles south of Florence, and has a warmer and drier climate than that of its neighbor, Chianti. The Sangiovese grape is king here, as it is in Chianti, but Montalcino has its own clone called Brunello.
The Brunello vineyards of Montalcino blanket the rolling hills surrounding the village and fan out at various elevations, creating the potential for Brunello wines expressing different styles. From the valleys, where deeper deposits of clay are found, come wines typically bolder, more concentrated and rich in opulent black fruit. The hillside vineyards produce wines more concentrated in red fruits and floral aromas; these sites reach up to over 1,600 feet and have shallow soils of rocks and shale.
Brunello di Montalcino by law must be aged a minimum of four years, including two years in barrel before realease and once released, typically needs more time in bottle for its drinking potential to be fully reached. The good news is that Montalcino makes a “baby brother” version. The wines called Rosso di Montalcino are often made from younger vines, aged for about a year before release, offer extraordinary values and are ready to drink young.