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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Gone with the wine on 9/28/2023 & rated 93 points: Austere and refined. Red cherry and spice. Only got better with time (815 views) | | | Tasted by clubs on 6/18/2023 & rated 91 points: Holds up well 3rd day (935 views) | | | Tasted by BCJ99 on 1/7/2023: Very pure and powerful, lots of lenght, elegance, very balanced with lots of fruit, great structure, very drinkable already, but with a lot of potential (1259 views) | | | Tasted by Biggsy on 11/3/2022 & rated 94 points: Lay & Wheeler Italy Growers' Tasting: Brief notes: Red flowers on the nose. It has a lovely purity of fruit and a touch of sweet spices. Grip and power but freshness from the great acidity. Huge length. (1417 views) | | | Tasted by ESCO on 10/1/2022 & rated 90 points: Second bottle of this wine and considerably better than the first. Decanted 2 hours and enjoyed with pasta meatballs.
Not powerful or "big" but a real presence. Cherry ( ubiquitous) and quite fresh red fruit are the most obvious traits, but it does mellow into really deep Chianti-like flavours. I was wrong in my assessment about my first encounter , because this is pretty and refined and delicate. These are three words I would not have used first time around. Was I wrong ? Probably. This wine is much better than I first thought. (1256 views) | | | Tasted by Taffi on 5/1/2022 & rated 92 points: Beautiful and elegant Brunello, but I will give it a few more years to integrate the oak and add more depth. (1321 views) | | | Tasted by Decarlor on 3/6/2022 & rated 96 points: Very good Brunello in a very hot vintage (1332 views) |
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JancisRobinson.com (1/12/2022)
(Gianni Brunelli, Le Chiuse di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Eric Guido
Vinous, Jekyll and Hyde: 2017 Brunello di Montalcino and 2016 Riservas (Dec 2021) (12/1/2021)
(Le Chiuse di Sotto - Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michaela Morris
Decanter, Brunello 2017 (11/19/2021)
(Gianni Brunelli, Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (10/21/2021)
(Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino , Italy) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/12/2021)
(Gianni Brunelli, Le Chiuse di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Gianni Brunelli Producer WebsiteSangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino websiteBrunello di Montalcino Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino (Official DOCG website) |
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