Siro Pacenti - PS Pelagrilli Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019
Price: $56.99
| Producer | Siro Pacenti |
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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 | 35135 |
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Siro Pacenti Description
Brick red in color with aromas of dried rose petal cedar on the nose. The palate is finely structured with tight-knit tannins and layered flavors of cacao, dried herbs, and black cherries.
Wine Spectator: 97 Points
Packed with vivid black cherry, black currant and plum fruit, as well as iron, sanguine and tobacco accents, this red shows some power and tension, but also grace and balance. The lingering aftertaste features bright, ripe fruit and wild herbs. Best from 2027 through 2043. 2,000 cases made, 680 cases imported.
James Suckling: 96 Points
Beautiful fresh fruit with crushed cherries, orange peel and flowers. Pure. Full-bodied with round and juicy fruit and a long, creamy finish. Flamboyant and beautiful with velvety and creamy tannins that provide a wonderful texture. Drink after 2027.
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
The Siro Pacenti 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli is heavily marked by an oak tone that sits front and center with whiffs of campfire ash or freshly split firewood. The wine shows rock-solid concentration and a level of phenolic extraction that you don't easily find in Montalcino, unless you make it your mission. The tannins are bitter and grippy, and the oak tannins overshadow the fruit tannins at this very young stage in the wine's life. The alcohol content is a very high 15.5%. Having said all that, 2019 does offer an excellent core of dark fruit, and it has the elements, and the freshness, for long aging. If you love the wines of Siro Pacenti, then you know these wines need more bottle age.
Vinous: 93 Points
A beguiling blend of mint, cedar and spiced orange slowly gives way to dried strawberries as the spicy and seductive 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli blossoms in the glass. Silky and round, it flows across the palate with a dense wave of ripe red and black fruits complicated by a bitter bite of clove and dark chocolate. It finishes long and inward, structured with sweet tannins as echoes of violet and lavender fade. I can really feel the heavy clay soils in this rendition of Pelagrilli, as they add a weight and plush feeling, yet still, the energy of the vintage shines through.
Decanter Magazine: 93 Points
Produced from vines that are less than 30 years old, the Pelagrilli bottling hails mainly from the estate’s vineyards in Montalcino’s northern sector. Barriques ageing (about 50% new) is evident but only part of the picture. Pungent mint and eucalyptus meld with oregano and rosemary. The palate is dense and compact with intense black currant and all those oily balsamic herbs that burst on the nose. Through its robust weightiness, a brightness of acidity injects levity, lustre and focus. Tannins are dry yet pliant giving a grainy texture to the fruit. Well done in its distinct style and handles its heady 15.5% alcohol with surprising aplomb.
