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2018 Montebello, Badia a Coltibuono, Tuscany, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Sangiovese, Mammolo, Ciliegiolo, Canaiolo, Pugnitello, Other Varieties
Ready - at best (Drink 2021 - 2033)
Monica Larner
92/100
James Suckling
93/100
Product: 20181536801

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2018 Montebello, Badia a Coltibuono, Tuscany, Italy

Description

This certified organic wine represents an ambitious blend of Mammolo, Ciliegiolo, Pugnitello, Colorino, Sanforte, Malvasia Nera, Canaiolo, Fogliatonda and Sangiovese. The Badia a Coltibuono 2018 Montebello is always a hard wine to nail down precisely, considering the wide-reaching nature of the blend. The bouquet shows dark cherry and earth, and there are hints of cinnamon, tar and grilled herb. The alcohol content is a bit overboard, measuring 15.5% in this vintage, but the wine has the textural layering to absorb most of that heat. Only 4,400 bottles were made.

Badia a Coltibuono has been a certified organic estate since 2000. It is located in the hilly and thickly forested Monti area in the far south of Gaiole in Chianti where medium-high elevations and a cooler climate shape elegant wines. The focus here is squarely on the indigenous grapes of the region.

Drink 2023 - 2035

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (September 2023)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Alcohol % 15.5%
Maturity Ready - at best (2021 - 2033)
Grape List Sangiovese, Mammolo, Ciliegiolo, Canaiolo, Pugnitello, Other Varieties
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Badia a Coltibuono, Tuscany

Critics reviews

Monica Larner 92/100

This certified organic wine represents an ambitious blend of Mammolo, Ciliegiolo, Pugnitello, Colorino, Sanforte, Malvasia Nera, Canaiolo, Fogliatonda and Sangiovese. The Badia a Coltibuono 2018 Montebello is always a hard wine to nail down precisely, considering the wide-reaching nature of the blend. The bouquet shows dark cherry and earth, and there are hints of cinnamon, tar and grilled herb. The alcohol content is a bit overboard, measuring 15.5% in this vintage, but the wine has the textural layering to absorb most of that heat. Only 4,400 bottles were made.

Badia a Coltibuono has been a certified organic estate since 2000. It is located in the hilly and thickly forested Monti area in the far south of Gaiole in Chianti where medium-high elevations and a cooler climate shape elegant wines. The focus here is squarely on the indigenous grapes of the region.

Drink 2023 - 2035
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (Sep 2023)
James Suckling 93/100

Really pretty fruit here with currants and spices with some fresh flowers. Medium to full body. Fine tannins. Focused and real. From organically grown grapes. Give this three or four years to soften. 

Drink after 2026
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Aug 2023)

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