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2011 Renieri Brunello di Montalcino

Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar

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RATINGS

94James Suckling

A ripe, rich red with dried-berry, blackberry and chocolate aromas and flavors. Full body, round tannins and a savory finish. Excellent line of fresh acidity.

93+ The Wine Advocate

Dark cherry, plum and blackberry find excellent integration with dark spice, smoke, licorice and Spanish cedar. The bouquet is articulate and complex with thick layers that peel back one at a time...fresh acidity and a long-lasting, silky texture.

93Wine Spectator

...cherry, strawberry, floral and salty, minerally flavors. This is well made, with ripeness midpalate and a lingering, succulent finish that echoes fruit, mineral and spice details.

91Vinous / IWC

A powerful, authoritative wine...possesses terrific depth and overall intensity. Sweet red cherries, mint and dried herbs open up first, followed by expressive floral notes that add attractive aromatic overtones as the wine continues to open up...both deep yet also medium in body, with a layered feel that only adds to its considerable appeal.

15.5Jancis Robinson

Deep and sweet on the nose and a little singed. Dried fruit and cherry on the palate with grainy tannins...

PRODUCER

Renieri

Renieri di Montalcino is a 300-acre estate in southern Montalcino. Its 75 acres of vineyards face south and were planted in 1998. Along with Sangiovese, the principal grape of the appellation, Renieri grows Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. The estate is owned by Marco Bacci, a Tuscan garment industry executive who turned the family apparel business into a highly successful jeans company. In the 1980s he began buying property in several regions of Tuscany, including Chianti, Maremma, and, in 1998, the Renieri estate. Renieri produces Brunello di Montalcino, as well as blends and Syrah.

REGION

Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino is regarded as one of Italy’s best appellations. Located in south central Tuscany below Chianti, the wines of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are made of a Sangiovese clone called “brunello,” which means “little dark one,” a reference to the brown tones in the skin of the grape. Unlike some Tuscan appellations that allow other grapes to be blended with Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino is entirely Sangiovese. Montalcino itself is a picturesque, hill-top town not especially well known for wine production until the mid-19th century, when a local vineyard owner isolated the brunello clone and planted it. Other growers followed suit. Nevertheless it wasn’t until 1970s that wine enthusiasts started paying attention to Brunello di Montalcino, which by then was becoming an outstanding wine. Today there are 120 estates in the DOCG, up from about 25 estates in 1975. Brunellos in general are bigger, darker, more tannic and more powerful wines than Chiantis or most other Sangioveses. By law they must be aged for four years, and two of those years must be in wooden barrels.