In Bond Fine Wine. 2018 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (EG). Drinking window: 2024–2031. 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.
Eric Guido (EG) — 95/100 · Vinous, 15/12/2022 · Drink 2024-2031
There's a radiance to the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino that makes it a total pleasure to taste today, as sweet exotic spices come together with dried black cherries, dusty flowers and hints of clove. This is pure pleasure on the palate, displaying both an opulence of fruit, yet also total poise and refinement, as sour berries find an energizing lift from juicy acidity. The 2018 doesn't miss a beat…