2018 Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
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Jeb Dunnuck
Reviewed January 2025The 2018 Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva pours a deeper red color, while the nose reveals aromas of strawberries, anise spice, and roses, along with incense. Medium-bodied, refreshing, and mouthwatering, with a refined feel, it displays a ripe citrus-noted profile on the palate, with a hint of dusty earth and a long, clean finish. It's a beautiful and freshly styled Riserva to enjoy over the coming 20 years. Bottled in June of 2023, 9000 bottles were produced.
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Professional Reviews
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Kerin O'Keefe
Camphor, wild rose, forest berry and botanical herb are just some of the aromas you'll find on the intensely fragrant Biondi Santi 2018 Riserva. Showing great pedigree and class, the elegantly structured palate features succulent Morello cherry, orange peel, licorice and rosemary lifted by fresh acidity. Taut, polished tannins lend support and balance. A fantastic wine that while already tempting will be hitting the start of its ideal drinking window in a few years where it will stay for decades. (KO)
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James Suckling
Really pretty aromas of red cherries, cedar, flowers and flint. This has medium to full body, juicy fruit, fine tannins and a long, long finish. The texture is very impressive with ultrafine, velvety tannins. Caresses the palate, building at the end. Linear and structured. Very Biondi-Santi in its nature with the direct drive in the finish.
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Wine Advocate
The Biondi-Santi 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva saw its fruit harvested after warm end-of-summer winds dried the fruit after rains. It resulted in fruit with extra pulp and thinner skins. This Riserva has a medium-plus body and delivers generous aromas of dark cherry, underbrush, potting soil and sweet spice. Its structure remains fine and the alcohol content is a very contained 13.3%. The wine is essentially elegant and fine with a slightly rounder or soft fruit profile that cedes to bright freshness and a long, polished finish.
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Staff Reviews
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Review Date: 10/2025
The Biondi Santi Riserva is one of the most mythical and sought-after wines in the world, produced only in the greatest vintages from the estate’s oldest vines (50-80 years old). The decision to produce a Riserva in the challenging 2018 vintage is a testament to the incredible quality of their oldest parcels at Tenuta Greppo and their uncompromisingly strict selection process. This is an exceptionally rare and profound wine.
This is not a wine to be compared to the powerful 2019 or 2016; it is a unique and singular expression of a specific vintage, a wine of contemplation and immense finesse: a true collector’s piece for the Biondi Santi purist. This wine is simply leggendary!
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Origin | Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1931895 |