2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Gemini, Riserva, La Serena, Tuscany, Italy

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Description

This is exclusively produced from a selection of the finest single-vineyard fruit, grown at the top of the estate at about 400m elevation. La Serena bought the plot in 1987, with the first vintage produced here in 1991. Andrea seeks the minimum period of oak maturation (36 months in 70hl botti), looking instead for a gloriously pure expression of terroir. The fruit here is the last to be picked, which in a cooler year like 2018 serves it very well, imparting depth and intensity. There is pure cherry and black cherry fruit with smoky accents and a note of tobacco and liquorice. With a keen eye on the horizon, this later-ripening plot is likely only getting better and better.

Drink 2025 - 2040

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Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2018

Alcohol % 14.5%

Maturity Ready - youthful (2024 - 2046)

Grape List Sangiovese

Body Full Bodied

Producer La Serena, Tuscany

Critics reviews

Eric Guido 93+/100

A burst of autumnal spices, cocoa and dried black cherries form a seductive bouquet as the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Gemini opens in the glass. This is velvety smooth yet lifted in feel, with a textural wave of ripe red and blue fruits swirling across a vibrant acidity stream. It finishes with admirable length and a pleasantly chewy sensation, tannic yet not severe, as hints of steeped plum slowly taper off. A lovely balance here should carry the 2018 Gemini in the cellar for up to a decade.Drink 2025 - 2032eric_guido, Vinous.com (November 2023)

Drink 2025 - 2032

Eric Guido, Vinous.com (Nov 2023)

About this wine

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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