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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 'Pianrosso', Ciacci Piccolomini [wood]
Only produced in the most exceptional vintages, the Riserva is produced from Pianrosso single-vineyard fruit and sees 4 years of aging in 7-30 hectoliter Slavonian oak barrels, followed by 12 months of bottle aging.
Producer:
Vintage:
2016
Country:
Italy
Region:
Tuscany
Appellation:
Brunello di Montalcino
Variety:
Sangiovese
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score:
99
Date:
2021-10-11
Vinous Media
Score:
94
Date:
2021-12-07
2015
parker
Score:
97
Date:
2020-11-30
Review:
The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna di Pianrosso Santa Caterina d'Oro is a fine and delicate wine that cleverly delivers the intensity of the vintage but without the heaviness or the ripeness. This wine holds back, just enough, to affirm its poised balance in terms of fruit richness, texture and tannic structure. It shows symmetry throughout. Dark cherry fruit, cassis, plum, lavender and campfire ash set the tone. The mouthfeel is thickly woven and generous, more so than the more linear and focused 2016 Brunello Pianrosso (that I preferred by a tiny margin). This special Riserva represents a 11,000-bottle production.
james suckling
Score:
100
Date:
2021-04-22
Review:
The opulence of fruit and complexity of earth, meat, mushroom and cedar is breathtaking. It’s full-bodied, deep and powerful with so much intensity and depth. Chewy and layered, it goes on for minutes. Give it even more time. Try after 2023.
vinous media
Score:
92
Date:
2020-11-24
Review:
The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Pianrosso Santa Caterina d'Oro is nuanced with dark florals, hints of black cherry, mint leaf and smoky minerals. With time, more baritone notes of tobacco come forward. It’s velvety in the mouth, showing ripe red and black fruits, licorice and sweet herbal tones. Fine tannins settle in through the finale; yet they don’t get in the way, as this tapers off to hints of dark chocolate and savory spice.
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