Siro Pacenti, Brunello Montalcino Vecchie Vigne

Siro Pacenti, Brunello Montalcino Vecchie VigneGiancarlo Pacentis 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne is another superb wine. The contours are more modern and the fruit leans towards the darker end of spectrum, yet all the elements are wonderfully in balance. Surprisingly open and expressive for a young Brunello, the 2010 is sure to improve with a little more time in the bottle. All of the Pacenti signatures are in place, though, and the house style is unmistakable. Antonio Galloni

Frédéric Engerer

it will get a bit better

Spain’s flagship

The Il Marroneto 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie shows an elegantly streamlined appearance with shiny ruby highlights

Good acidity gives the palate length and finesse

This is a vintage where managing the crop load was critical in achieving balance

resonant Barolo

this is a real success

with outstanding depth and a hint of youthful bitterness to the superconcentrated flavors of black raspberry and spices

The rich and vibrant flavors possess good volume and muscularity before concluding in a clean

There is superb complexity and fantastic length and this mineral-driven effort should be capable of drinking well after only 12 years or so of bottle age but require a solid 20 before it’s completely mature

tarmac and a nutty note