Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2020 (750 ml)

Winemaker's Notes

The 2020 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is produced in limited quantities from 100% Sangiovese Grosso, hand harvested from the Altesino, Macina, Pianezzine and Castelnuovo dell'Abate vineyards. Altesino selects this Riserva only in exceptional vintages, giving the wine a focused sense of place and long aging potential.

Its ample, complex bouquet brings together violets, wild berries, cedar, leather, tobacco and spice. The palate is full-bodied yet disciplined, balancing fruit and fresh acidity with mouth-coating tannins before extended aging in large Slavonian oak barrels and further refinement in bottle.

Critic Ratings - 2020 Vintage

James Suckling Review - Rated 95: Sweet berry, cherry, orange peel, plum and sandalwood aromas and flavors. It’s medium- to full-bodied with chocolate, toffee and cedar flavors highlighting the cherry fruit. Some orange peel at the end.

Wine Spectator Review - Rated 94: Rich and round, exhibiting black cherry, blackberry, earth, vegetal and mineral flavors. Builds to the finish, with stiff, grainy tannins, delivering fine concentration and length. Still lively and needs time.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Review - Rated 93: The Altesino 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva shows dark fruit and earthy notes with pressed flower and grilled herb. This vintage feels ready and accessible, and there is a budding hint of evolution that recalls smoke and tar. The wine is open-knit with a velvety, full-bodied texture. Fruit is sourced from across 25 hectares on mostly limestone alberese soils.