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2016 Brunello di Montalcino, Vecchie Vigne, Le Ragnaie, Tuscany, Italy
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Sangiovese
Ready - youthful
(Drink 2023 - 2049)
- Michaela Morris
- 97/100
Product: 20168039396
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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Alcohol % 13.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful
(2023 - 2049)
Grape List Sangiovese
Body Full Bodied
Producer Azienda Agricola Le Ragnaie
Critics reviews
Michaela Morris 97/100
From a 50-year-old site at 600 metres, Le Ragnaie’s Vigna Vecchia is among the estate’s last to be harvested. In 2016, Riccardo Campinoti had to finish quickly in mid-October as he could see the weather turning.
Irony, savoury and mineral-led, this is thrilling and intense but needs time to open up. Despite its youthful austerity, there is significant depth and a citrussy zestiness. The tannins are effortlessly refined, dissolving slowly across the palate in a tactile caress. Excellent.
Drink 2035 - 2040
About this wine
Brunello di Montalcino
Along with Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino is Tuscany's most famous DOCG and its boldest expression of the Sangiovese grape. Located 30 miles south of Siena, its 2,000 hectares of vines are hemmed in by the Orcia, Asso and Ombrone valleys. Brunello is the local name for the Sangiovese Grosso clone from which Brunello di Montalcino should be made in its entirety. The wine cannot be released for sale until five years after the harvest.
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