Castello Romitorio - Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019
Price: $69.99
| Producer | Castello Romitorio |
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| Country | ITALY |
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| Region | Tuscany |
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| Subregion | Brunello di Montalcino |
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| Varietal | Sangiovese |
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| Vintage | 2019 |
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| Sku | 33585 |
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Wine Spectator: 97 Points
Notable for its pure cherry and kirsch aromas and flavors, this red is also stylish and graceful. Rose, wild thyme and stony mineral elements come into play as this develops on the palate. Beautifully integrated, fresh and firm, this glides to a long, resonant aftertaste.
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino opens to dried cassis and cranberry, and there is a hint of something floral and fragile, like crushed red rose petals or potpourri. However, the wine also shows growing momentum, especially as it opens in the glass and you start to recognize dark spice, clove, bay leaf and thyme. There is a point of sweetness on the mid-palate, even some dried raspberry, rendering an overall more accessible wine. Compared to the brilliant fruit in the Filo di Seta, this village wine has drier notes with hints of daisy greens and dried currant. - RP
James Suckling: 93 Points
Polished and refined wine with aromas of wild strawberries, dark cherries and violets. Rich and full-bodied with balanced, soft acidity. Firm and fine-grained tannins. Energetic. Better after 2027.
Decanter Magazine: 93 Points
Romitorio’s charming 2019 highlights the juiciness of Sangiovese. It is enthusiastic in scents of sweet wet earth, sage and cocoa. Spacious and airy on the palate where succulent, citrusy acidity pushes flavours of pomegranate and orange. This is elegantly framed by fine, streamlined tannins. A forest-like intensity comes through on the finish. Pleasurable even at this youthful stage. Vinification and malolactic conversion take place in a combination of stainless steel and cement followed by maturation in equal proportions of Slavonian oak botti and used French oak tonneaux.
