In Bond Fine Wine. 2017 Il Marroneto Brunello Madonna Delle Grazie, Madonna Delle Grazie, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (ML). Drinking window: 2024–2048. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Il Marroneto is among Montalcino's most sought-after producers. Founded in 1974 by Giuseppe Mori, Il Marroneto is a small, traditional estate on the cooler northern slopes of Montalcino, now run by his son Alessandro. Its vineyards sit just below the town's medieval walls, where altitude and sandy, mineral-rich soils help produce Sangiovese of remarkable perfume and finesse. Stylistically, Il Marroneto represents the elegant, traditional side of Brunello, favouring aromatic complexity, freshness and finely structured tannins over sheer power or extraction. The celebrated single-vineyard Madonna delle Grazie takes this approach further, combining extraordinary concentration with floral delicacy and impressive longevity.
Monica Larner (ML) — 98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 17/02/2022 · Drink 2024-2048
This is one of the icon wines of the appellation. The Il Marroneto 2 17 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie shows an elegantly streamlined appearance with shiny ruby highlights. This warm-vintage expression does not have the same vertical lift that we saw in the glorious 2016 edition, but that wine sets the bar very high (and it earned a 100-point score). This vintage is perhaps shapelier…
Eric Guido (EG) — 96/100 · Vinous, 01/12/2021 · Drink 2024-2034
The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie lights up the senses from the very first moment. Its aromatics alone are worth the price of entry; an exotic, spicy bouquet blends lavender, blood orange and tart raspberries with mentholated herbs, smoke and crushed stone. The textures are unbelievably soft, like liquid velvet, enveloping with mineral-tinged ripe cherries and sweet, sweet spic…