2012 Marroneto, Brunello di Montalcino 1x150cl

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Comune di Montalcino. Pale crimson. Rather refined, restrained nose. Sweet candified fruit and quite marked acidity. Even slightly skinny on the mid palate. Tannins notable for now. Perhaps because there is not much fruit weight. [05/03/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2019-2029

Robert Parker 96

Made strictly according to the Sangiovese playbook, the Il Marroneto 2012 Brunello di Montalcino shows that exacting Sangiovese precision and personality. This is Alessandro Mori’s greatest talent. He takes this workhorse grape and gives it a platform to articulate its most hidden and intricate inner feelings and sentiments. This is a bright and very tight red wine that will benefit from more years to flesh out further. All those budding aromas of wild berry, licorice, cola, and blue flower are strategically in place and ready to explode in time. The wine opens to a luminous dark ruby color and a compact mouthfeel that is spicy and fresh on the close. This is an impressive annata wine that shows the personal evolution of a man and his estate. [28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030

Vinous 93+

Bright deep red. Youthfully reticent nose offers aromas of strawberry, raspberry, minerals and violets. Clean, fresh and juicy, with knockout inner-mouth perfume to the red berry and cherry flavors. Finishes long, vibrant and multilayered, with a delightfully refined mouth feel. An early candidate for the wine with the finest tannins of the vintage. [Ian D’Agata, 03/01/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2024-2038