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Il Marroneto Brunello Di Montalcino 2016 750ml

size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Tuscany
appellation
Brunello Di Montalcino
7 Ratings
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WE
98
WNR
97
WA
96
W&S
96
JD
96
DC
95
VM
95
Additional vintages
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2007
WE
98
Rated 98 by Wine Enthusiast
Perfumed, focused and loaded with energy, this radiant red boasts enticing scents of iris, rose, crushed mint and wild berry. Boasting ethereal elegance as well as intensity and flavor, the chiseled palate has great fruit purity, delivering juicy red cherry, spiced cranberry, star anise and white pepper. Noble tannins and bright acidity provide balance and an ageworthy framework. (Cellar Selection) ... More details
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Il Marroneto Brunello Di Montalcino 2016 750ml

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Professional Ratings
WE
98
WNR
97
WA
96
W&S
96
JD
96
DC
95
VM
95
WE
98
Rated 98 by Wine Enthusiast
Perfumed, focused and loaded with energy, this radiant red boasts enticing scents of iris, rose, crushed mint and wild berry. Boasting ethereal elegance as well as intensity and flavor, the chiseled palate has great fruit purity, delivering juicy red cherry, spiced cranberry, star anise and white pepper. Noble tannins and bright acidity provide balance and an ageworthy framework. (Cellar Selection)
WNR
97
Rated 97 by Winery
Rated 97 - This 2016 Brunello di Montalcino from Il Marroneto starts off with an intensely fragrant nose of red flowers, crushed roses and wild strawberry. It is a nose full of head-spinning, hedonistic pleasure that is like falling into a bed of flowers sprinkled with cinnamon spice. On the palate it is quite forceful with prominent dense tannins even though they are fine-textured and silty in nature. As usual with II Marroneto there is a beautiful, silky texture and vibrant acidity and in the case of this 2016, a wonderful richly, fragrant nose. Right now, the 2016 is a little closed on the palate but very beautiful. It needs more time to show its best and may be going through a sulky teenager phase right now. - The Wine Independent
WA
96
Rated 96 by Wine Advocate
Out of the gate, the Il Marroneto 2016 Brunello di Montalcino shows exciting purity and red fruit intensity. Compared to the Madonna delle Grazie, this wine has an ever-more lifted quality to the bouquet, whereas the Madonna has a firmer underlying texture that bodes well for longer aging. The character here is fresh, lively, youthful and vibrant. In fact, I would recommend drinking this wine while all those elements are still intact. The bouquet is crazy fun to describe: I get whiffs of black cherry, macchia mediterranea (which is not too different from what we call chaparral in California), peppercorn, dried cranberry and even a whiff of something that reminded me of the delicious rosemary herb mix you stuff inside roast porchetta. The base of the wine is light, almost weightless, but its structure and firmness do eventually catch up on the long finish.
W&S
96
Rated 96 by Wine & Spirits
This wine offers a bright and vivacious contrast to Alessandro Mori’s denser and darker Madonna delle Grazie from the same vintage (also recommended here). Enticing floral scents and fresh red cherry flavors give the wine immediate appeal, though there’s plenty of concentration and structure to suggest this will age well, too. Cool, mineral tannins underline the succulent fruit tones as the wine picks up notes of anise and white pepper, the flavors all woven together in a refined, seamless texture.
JD
96
Rated 96 by Jeb Dunnuck
The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is highly aromatic with tart cherry fruit, medicinal herbs, dried roses and cedar. The palate is ripe upfront with sweet raspberry, fresh blood orange, and saline minerality with energetic acidity, and fine-grained tannins. The 2016 is vibrant and transparent with classic elegance. Hold for 3-5 years and drink 2025-2036.
DC
95
Rated 95 by Decanter
The 2016 is a fine rendition of the estate's Brunello in a fine year overall. It was 'a very easy vintage,' according to Alessandro, with plenty of sunshine as well as rain at all the right times. The sweet cherry, raspberry and creamy scents lead to a chewy yet elegant palate with grippy, textural tannins. Juicy red fruits are joined on the mid-palate by a tangy, lip-smacking minerality and then a long finish bursting with balsamic freshness. Served from magnum.
VM
95
Rated 95 by Vinous Media
Il Marroneto's 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is a delicate and heavenly, perfumed beauty. Roses mix with lilac and violets before giving way to a dusting of sweet spice, nuances of plum and white strawberries. It’s wonderfully pure, seeming almost weightless at times yet with gorgeous inner sweetness and a complex display of bright red fruits laced with minerals, hints of licorice and building florality. The long and classically structured finish guarantees that no matter how enjoyable this may be today, it will only get better.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Tuscany
appellation
Brunello Di Montalcino
Additional vintages
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2007
Overview
Perfumed, focused and loaded with energy, this radiant red boasts enticing scents of iris, rose, crushed mint and wild berry. Boasting ethereal elegance as well as intensity and flavor, the chiseled palate has great fruit purity, delivering juicy red cherry, spiced cranberry, star anise and white pepper. Noble tannins and bright acidity provide balance and an ageworthy framework. (Cellar Selection)
green grapes

Varietal: Sangiovese

The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.
barrel

Region: Tuscany

Tuscany has been producing fine wines for almost three thousand years, and as such is widely recognized as being one of the key Old World wine regions which have shaped the way we understand and enjoy quality wines throughout history. Interestingly, the region is typified by a unique soil type which is not particularly good for growing grapevines, but in Tuscany, the emphasis has always been on quality over quantity, and low yields with high levels of flavor and intensity are preferred, and have become a feature of the region's wine industry. The main grape varietals grown in Tuscany are Sangiovese for the distinctive, flavorful and complex red wines, and Vernaccia for the exquisite dry white wines, although the last couple of decades have seen more varietals grown and an increasing trend towards 'Bordeaux style' wines.
fields

Country: Italy

For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day.
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