Il Marroneto, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy, 2021

Overview The Wine
Where the towers of the city of Siena are the backdrop to the vineyards cultivated on the high slopes of the hill of Montalcino. This is the terroir where we move.

The vineyards extend over the northern slope of the Collina di Montalcino. It is a marine area, with marine and wind sediments, with the presence of sea sand mixed with various minerals.

The first 3000 meters of vineyard were planted in 1975, then, in 1979 as many and finally in 1984 the last 9,000.

Alessandro Mori since 1975, the year in which he planted together with his brother the first plot of vineyard, works in his company, represents the “historical memory” having participated in every step, every reflection and productive change.

Winemaker
Alessandro Mori

Grape / Blend 
100% Sangiovese

Origin
Tuscany, Italy 

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Classic brunello, elegant and at the same time structured, was born from a winemaking suitable to fix as much as possible the scents of Sangiovese and therefore Also the typicality of the position. After months of passing in wood it stays fresh, fragrant, fruity, the aggression of wood does not suffer. Fantastic for moments of relaxation.

After a 2020 suspended between silence and rebirth, 2021 brought with it a new energy: a similar year in its balance, but warmer, more generous. Nature, after finding her breath, continued to Express themselves with strength and harmony. The vintage was characterized by a climate stable, dry, with an intense summer but never excessive.

The screws, now accustomed to living with the challenge of the heat, they reacted with matures perfectly balanced, giving clusters of extraordinary concentration and purity aromatic. If 2020 has spoken of introspection and finesse, 2021 does so with a sunlight, in natural continuity.

The Brunelli 2021 of Marroneto are born from this newfound harmony, wines of great elegance, with a decisive step, a wide weaving, a gentle tannic maturity that enhances its depth without Lose in freshness.

98 Points - James Suckling
A dark and complex wine with aromas of black cherries, cherry pits, dried flowers, licorice and hints of leather and intoxicating violets. There is elegance as well as depth. Medium- to full-bodied with great density and concentration, sleek tannins of outstanding ripeness, graceful acidity and a super-polished finish. Licorice aftertaste. Drink or hold.

97 Points - Vinous
The 2021 Brunello di Montalcino wafts up with an exotic blend of crushed sour cherries and dried violets complemented by cedar spice box and nuances of incense. It is seamless and silken in feel, displaying notable weight while also coming across as graceful and refined, with a remarkably pretty blend of wild strawberries and a crunch of minerality. A raspberry sauce concentration and sour citrus twang remain as edgy tannins linger, offset by a bump of riveting acidity. This is a fantastic vintage for Il Marroneto's Brunello, here taking on a level of complexity and concentration I usually associate with the Madonna delle Grazie. 

95 Points - Wine Advocate
Il Marroneto’s 2021 Brunello di Montalcino is immediately captivating, showing lift and verticality that sets it clearly apart, with bright cherry fruit, grenadine and grilled watermelon underscored by an energetic, punchy edge. There is an appealing sweetness to the aromatics alongside hints of white peppercorn and pressed violet, with lifted tones that flirt with volatility yet remain controlled, carried by remarkably soft and polymerized tannins. The 2021 is distinctly austere and complex, etched with mineral precision and built with multiple layers stacked one atop another, gaining depth rather than breadth. Before fermentation is complete, the cap is soft and malic acid is not yet developed, and the wine is racked with residual sugar (from six to 10 grams per liter). The skins are pressed at 350 atmospheres in a vertical press, and the free-run juice is combined with the must to complete fermentation very slowly, over many months, bubbling happily along. It ages in oak botti for 42 months. This is a release of 22,000 bottles. 

95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
Spicy and floral, with a mineral graphitic tinge, the 2021 Brunello Di Montalcino offers a youthful look ahead to what is likely to shape up to be another fantastic vintage for Montalcino. It is plush, yet is pinned together with lifted acidity, and while there is significant baby fat at this stage, it offers a lot of immediate pleasure.