Description
96
James Suckling
Review Date: 09/2023
Subtle and sophisticated in the nose with fresh flowers, sweet berries, orange peel and red cherries. Medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannins that run the length of the wine. Racy and focused with finesse and verve. From organically grown grapes. May be better than 2015 and 2016. Best after 2027.
95
Vinous
Review Date: 11/2023
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino is flat-out stunning, wafting up from the glass with a bouquet that blends minty herbs and a dusting of cocoa with sweet spice and blackberries. This sweeps across the palate with textures of pure silk, ushering in waves of polished red fruits and orange as rosy inner florals form toward the close. While tannic and classically dry, the 2019 maintains a lovely inner freshness, leaving a pleasantly bitter tinge and salted licorice notes to taper off slowly. This is a fabulous showing from Sesta di Sopra and an excellent representation of Castelnuovo dell’Abate terroir. (EG)
94
Decanter
Review Date: 11/2023
After purchasing an abandoned farmhouse as a future retirement home in 1980, Ettore Spina and Enrica Bandirola ended up with a second career in wine production. The Brunello is made from the oldest vines, a single vineyard of one hectare planted in 1992. The warmth of Montalcino’s southeast is perceived in scents of Mediterranean shrub and macerated cherry. Hints of nutmeg and iron lend further appeal. A full, shapely and enveloping Brunello, it finds balance and levity in its ample proportions. The palate divulges splendid purity of black and red currants, and compact, powdery tannins leave the mouth clean. Finishes with intense orange essence. (MM)
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