2015 Castelli Martinozzi Brunello di Montalcino
95JS
91RP
91VN
$39.99
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95
James Suckling
Reviewed September 2019A firm and silky red with plum and berry aromas and flavors. A hint of chocolate powder. Medium to full body. Super integrated tannins and a long, long finish. Such polish. Best ever from here.
Professional Reviews
91
Wine Advocate
This was one of those idyllic summers in Tuscany that radiated with golden sunsets and the sweet smell of sun-scorched grass. True to form, this wine delivers a good blend of intensity, power and dark fruit concentration. The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino mirrors the ideals of the vintage, showing the warmth and sunshine of the growing season. The fruit was picture-perfect in the vineyards, with beautifully intact clusters and dark vinous colors. That quality is reflected here in the wine's bright primary aromas and its soft, velvety tannins. This is a friendly companion to a pappardelle with cinghiale. Some 45,000 bottles were made. Following his death, last year marked this estate's transition from Cesare Castelli to the next generations. Cristina Castelli and Federico Nannetti manage the winery today. (ML) 91+
91
Vinous
Hailing from Villa S. Restituta and raised entirely in Slavonian oak botti, the 2015 Castelli Martinozzi Brunello di Montalcino displays masses of spicy cherry, berry fruits, peppery florals, and dark minerality, with something of an exotic, almost-volatile edginess and animal rusticity. On the palate, soft, fleshy textures host ripe wild berry fruits, further excited by brisk acids and saline-minerals, as fine tannins settle in; yet throughout the experience, it’s the vibrancy of fruit that resonates. The finish continues to thrill the senses with nervous acids giving life to dried berry tones, backed by saturating spices, minerals, and just a hint of grippy tannin. (EG)
WE
Wine Enthusiast
Scorched earth, new leather, dried botanical herb and mature black-skinned berry aromas slowly emerge in the glass. The full-bodied palate doles out fleshy Marasca cherry, ripe black plum, licorice and dried sage alongside solid but velvety tannins. Showing the heat of the vintage, it's already almost accessible but still offers several years of sipping pleasure. (KO)
Details
| Origin | Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Sangiovese |
| SKU | 1473956 |