2020 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino

The striking 2020 Brunello from Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona is intensely fragrant, offering aromas of ripe wild berry, blue flower, Mediterranean scrub and dark spice. Full-bodied and structured but also boasting weightless finesse, the savory palate delivers Morello cherry, ripe raspberry, licorice and tobacco framed in firm, velvety tannins.

The 2020 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona is a phenomenal Brunello that delivers the richness and power of the Castelnuovo dell'Abate subzone. This is one of the most beloved and consistent estates in all of Montalcino, and their classic Brunello consistently overdelivers, especially when you see our price compared to the $80 elsewhere. The 2020 vintage was warm and generous, producing wines with plush fruit and accessible structures, and Ciacci has captured this character beautifully. The nose is a captivating display of ripe red and black cherries, plum, and sweet spices, with underlying notes of turned earth, leather, and a hint of balsamic. The tannins are ripe and polished, making this a Brunello that offers immense pleasure right out of the gate, yet still possesses the structure to age gracefully for a decade or more. Sourced primarily from their vineyards surrounding the winery, including the younger vines of the famed Pianrosso site, this wine is fermented in stainless steel and glass-lined concrete, and aged in large Slavonian oak casks. A wine that is simply well made, clean and precise like no other. A classic.