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2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Scopetone, Tuscany, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sangiovese
Ready - youthful (Drink 2024 - 2046)
Walter Speller
16/20
Eric Guido
88/100
Michaela Morris
91/100
Product: 20181105139

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2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Scopetone, Tuscany, Italy

Description

This comes from Brunello’s original Scarnacuoia vineyards, which are some of the coolest in the region. Yields were lower in 2018, the colour lighter and alcohol lower, yet there is still focus in this wine The old vines give this Brunello an enchanting nose: cinotto, blue fruits, mineral details and smoky depth.

Three years in large 33hl oak botti, followed by 12 months in cement, allow the wine to relax and smooth. The results are bright, open and composed: peaches and glossy red berries with the bite of pomegranate. The tannins are softer and cleansing than many vintages, while the finish is extended by floral high notes and a minty mineral tang.

Drink 2023 - 2038

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Alcohol % 14%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2024 - 2046)
Grape List Sangiovese
Body Full Bodied
Producer Scopetone, Tuscany

Critics reviews

Walter Speller 16/20
Mid to deep ruby with bricky rim. Iron, Amarena cherry and hints of gingerbread. Exotic cassis and cherry palate that is clearly very ripe. Very unusual, and hard to see right now how this will develop further.Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com, November 2022
Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2022)
Eric Guido 88/100
The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is dark and woodsy in the glass, with wild herbal tones, crushed rocks and plums forming its bouquet. This is round in feel, showing its minerality up front, as brisk acidity helps to enliven the tart wild berry fruits within. The 2018 finishes with medium length and savoury, leaving edgy tannins to tug at the cheeks.eric_guido, Vinous.com.com (October 2022)
Eric Guido, Vinous.com (Oct 2022)
Michaela Morris 91/100
At lofty elevations near the town of Montalcino, Scopetone totals five hectares. From the now 40-year-old vines, owners Loredana Tanganelli and Antonio Brandi carve out 7,000 bottles of Brunello annually. With forest underbrush, walnut and wet earth, this 2018 makes way for more lifted tones of pressed cherry blossom. Midweight and lightly structured, it flows effortlessly though is still tight through the core. Not an obvious wine, but it has length and balance. Michaela Morris, Decanter.com (November 2022)
Michaela Morris, Decanter.com (Nov 2022)

About this wine

Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino

Along with Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino is Tuscany's most famous DOCG and its boldest expression of the Sangiovese grape. Located 30 miles south of Siena, its 2,000 hectares of vines are hemmed in by the Orcia, Asso and Ombrone valleys. Brunello is the local name for the Sangiovese Grosso clone from which Brunello di Montalcino should be made in its entirety. The wine cannot be released for sale until five years after the harvest.
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