Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019 Red Wine

Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019 

Tuscany, Italy

750 ml

95 pts. Wine Advocate:

"The Casanova di Neri 2019 Brunello di Montalcino shows thick fruit fabric with stitchings of underbrush, pressed rose, bright cherry, tobacco and balanced oak spice. This wine definitely has a special groove. It offers a ripe, round texture with good acidity followed by fine, chalky tannins. This is impressive quality for 109,600 bottles produced. In fact, this is one of the best village Brunellos from Giacomo Neri and his family made so far." (ML)

94 pts. Wine Spectator:

"The core of ripe cherry fruit is complemented by woodsy, mushroom, iron, spice and saline flavors in this intense red, with a long, resonant aftertaste. Though balanced, this could benefit from a few more years to really hit its sweet spot."

93 pts. Jeb Dunnuck:

"Pouring a rich red color, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino White Label takes on layered, savory aromas of leather, tobacco leaf, dried cherries, mocha, and a light rustic quality, although it’s very well-balanced. Medium to full-bodied, it’s pure and energetic, with rich, ripe concentration and ripe tannins. It’s approachable now and is a great entry into the vintage...It’s also a great value."

FROM THE WINERY

VINTAGE NOTES

Winter was marked by mild temperatures with rainfall in average with previous years. Stable and sunny March and April were followed by a singular May with very low temperatures and abundant rainfall. All these factors contributed to delaying flowering and fruit set of few days. June and July were warm and dry with high peaks which made possible to recover the vegetative delay. The abundant spring rainfall and the warm and stable August allowed a smooth ripening of the grapes.

VINIFICATION

We select the bunches manually before de-stemming and selecting the grapes with an optical selector. After that, spontaneous fermentation without added yeasts follows and maceration is facilitated by frequent pressing. Everything takes place in conical steel vats at controlled temperature for 23 days.

GIOVANNI NERI TASTING NOTES

Bright red and young. On the nose it is intriguing and generous, notes of bergamot, wild violet, cherry and Morello cherry stand out. On the palate it is relaxed and harmonious, intense and succulent. The finish is of great balance, clear, savory and pressing. It presents a great drink but will be best enjoyed in a few years.

HARVEST Manual, from the middle of September to October

AGEING IN OAK BARRELS 43 months

AGEING IN BOTTLES 6 months

DRY EXTRACT (g/lt) 31,4

TOTAL ACIDITY 5,84

ALCOHOL/VOL. 15%