Altesino Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018 Red Wine

Altesino Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018

Tuscany, Italy

95 pts. James Suckling:

"This has fantastic intensity with concentrated hazelnut, chocolate and dark berry aromas alongside dried flower and dried orange undertones. Firm and medium- to full-bodied, with powerful yet integrated tannins. Excellent structural integrity. Try in 2024."

93 pts. Jeb Dunnuck:

"The 2018 Brunello Di Montalcino is a medium ruby hue, with aromas of licorice, dried red flowers, red cherry, and dusty earth. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins, it is approachable with its more delicate nature and fresh acidity. It has no harsh edges and offers notes of ripe raspberry, blood orange, and tea leaf."

93 pts. Wine Advocate:

"The Altesino 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is an especially graceful wine with tart fruit, clean mineral lines and a mid-weight approach. Like other wines from this vintage, the 2018s are more accessible than, say, the 2016s or the 2013s. You can drink the wine soon or choose to cellar it a bit longer. The young tannins are nearly fully approachable, and the wine ends with dryness and ample freshness."

92 pts. Wine Spectator:

"Rich and fruity, evoking plum, cherry, iron, tobacco and eucalyptus flavors. This has a bit more flesh to offset the dusty tannins, with a lingering, fresh finish."

FROM THE WINERY

GRAPE VARIETIES: Sangiovese

FERMENTATION: Traditional

AGEING: Minimum of 2 years in oak barrels

REFINEMENT: Minimum of 4 months in bottle

ALCOHOL IN VOLUME: 13,00/14,50%

AGEING CAPABILITY: 20 years and more

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1972

SIGHT: Ruby red color, tending to a garnet brick red with ageing

AROMA: Broad, intense compound with violet hints and pleasant underbrush notes

PALATE: Dry, warm and velvety. Opulent but with extraordinary elegance and fine breed

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18-20 °C/64-68 °F

FOOD COMBINATION: Red and roasted meat, noble game and aged cheese