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2021 Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino

2021 Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino

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Vinous

Reviewed November 2025
The 2021 Brunello di Montalcino is airy and fresh, blending stone dust and rose petals with autumnal spice and crushed strawberries. It is elegant and seamlessly silken in character, displaying impressive concentration and depth as ripe red fruits slowly saturate under an air of violet inner florals. A web of fine-grained tannins flexes upon the senses, leaving a sour cherry tinge and a pleasantly chewy sensation. (EG)

Professional Reviews

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James Suckling

Review Date: 12/2025
Ripe cherries and plums with a touch of iron, cloves and cinnamon. Medium-bodied with tight tannins and a juicy, structured finish. Pretty long. Drink from 2026. (ZS)

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Wine Advocate

Review Date: 12/2025
Opening with a savory bouquet of spice and tobacco, the Fattoria dei Barbi 2021 Brunello di Montalcino gradually reveals a dark fruit core at its center with a few swirls of the glass. The palate is polished and open-knit, with good freshness adding lift and energy to an otherwise ample and approachable expression. Produced in a generous quantity of approximately 156,000 bottles, this is a broadly accessible Brunello designed for early enjoyment.Fattoria dei Barbi maintains one of Montalcino’s most compelling library-release programs, offering wines that have been intentionally held back to mature in the estate’s historic cellars. These bottles are periodically re-corked to ensure longevity before release. (ML)

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Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 02/2026
The 2021 Brunello Di Montalcino Fattoria Dei Barbi pours a bright red hue and is expressive and lifted on the nose, with wild raspberries, preserved strawberries, pressed violets, and sweet sage. The palate is medium-bodied and savory, with a bright spine of acidity, ripe tannins, salty earth, and notes of orange peel and dusty earth that linger on the finish. It’s a vibrant, tension-driven Brunello that should drink well for another decade or more. Drink 2026-2037. (AF)

Staff Reviews

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Orazio Campoli

K&L Buyer
Review Date: 02/2026
When we talk about the history and soul of Montalcino, Fattoria dei Barbi is foundational. In a classic, perfectly balanced vintage like 2021, this estate is exactly where you want to look for traditional, unmanipulated brilliance. This is the benchmark annata, and it makes no apologies for being distinctly old-school. This isn't a wine trying to be a modern fruit bomb. The nose is incredibly savory and deeply rooted in the earth. On the palate, it is all about tension and "crunchy" red fruit. It bypasses the sweet, fleshy mid-palate of the modernists and instead offers a firm, vertical spine of acidity. The tannins are traditional, and grippy, driving a mouthwatering, saline finish that begs for a roasted boar ragù, yum. It’s consistently the best value of the region.

Notes

Fattoria dei Barbi’s 2021 Brunello comes entirely from Sangiovese grown in the estate’s Montalcino vineyards, at 250–500 meters, on galestro, clay and sand. Harvest ran from September 16 to October 1. The wine began its maturation in small and medium oak barrels before moving to larger casks. Vinous describes a silken texture with concentrated red fruit, while fine-grained tannins carry a fresh, sour-cherry finish.

Details

TypeRed Wine
VarietalSangiovese
OriginBrunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
Bottle Size750 mL
Alcohol Content14.5%
SKU1969965
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