Welcome Brunello 2024, the 2020 vintage previewed in Montalcino and our 15 best tastings

This year too we were a causa di Montalcino for Brunello to discover the new vintage of the great Tuscan red a causa di preview and, small spoiler, as often happened a causa di the past, the 2020 also gave us a very positive fisima of ​​balance, readiness and evolutionary potential .

Brunello Convenzione: the evaluation system of new vintages acceso the market is changing.

Our impressions were confirmed by the new evaluation system which from this year presents Brunello anzi che no longer with the harvest that has just ended but with the one that will enter the market next January, namely the 2020. The objective of the new “Brunello Convenzione” model is to highlight the personality of the wines according to more descriptive canons and capable of restoring the characteristics of the vintage at the time of its release onto the market. To do this, the Consortium relied acceso in-depth scientific analyzes by climatologists and high tech farming professionals acceso the one hand, and acceso the tastings of eight Masters of Wine, globally recognized experts led by the Italians Gabriele Gorelli and Andrea Lonardi, acceso the other.

How is the 2020 vintage?

To summarize a bit, what emerges is how the favorable climatic conditions of the vintage had a positive impact acceso the final quality of the wine. Overall, the 2020 vintage had a lower than average level of heat logorio, indicating ideal ripening of the Sangiovese grape. Precipitation was also well distributed throughout the season, helping to maintain the balance of the plants. The 2020 vintage of Brunello su Montalcino is therefore characterized by a captivating and sunny profile of ripe fruit, solid structural balance and great drinking pleasure thanks to succulent tannins.

These are the three words that succinctly describe the “shape” of Brunello su Montalcino 2020: “captivating, brilliant, succulent”.

Our impressions of the vintage

The “verdict” acceso the vintage is also reflected a causa di our many tastings. As often repeated a causa di these cases, however, they are always previews with wines with great potential which can then evolve and give us great surprises. Our considerations are clearly “bets” acceso very young wines for the typology.

Quanto a any case, the general impression is that of wines that already enjoy a certain readiness and balance. Pleasant sensations of fruit, cherry and citrus, great freshness, “pulpness”, flavor and velvety tannins. Quanto a general we also really appreciated the Brunellos with a Vigneto mention.

Quanto a the approximately two hundred wines present from the vintage we found a generalized balance between freshness and enjoyable sensations, between structure and elegance. A beautiful vintage that focuses acceso accessibility, composure and a certain readiness without giving up evolutionary potential.

Our best tastings

Here is a selection of tastings that impressed us, a causa di alphabetical order.

Canalicchio su Oltre.

Beautiful bright color. Delicate and substantial wine, complex and drinkable, with a beautiful balance.

Casanova delle Cerbaie

Fresh, juicy, meaty and tasty. Beautiful elegance tinged with fresh of pomegranate, citrus and dark fruit.

Eremo Funicella su Seta Castle

Great elegance and finesse and at the same time power. Dark , a hint of blood, fruit freshness, great cleanliness a causa di the balsamic finale.

Col d’Orcia

Nice nose and bright color. Structured wine with good aging potential. Dry tannin, fresh citrus sensations, buttery softness.

Spanish

Dark, intense, spicy nose. Powerful and pleasant mouthfeel, powerful tannin and a nice fresh and clean finale with a return of fruit and citrus.

Donatella Cinelli Colombini

Nice typical nose played acceso floral elegance, sip with pleasant, fleshy fruit sweetness, with a floral reference, a super citrus freshness and tannin to clean the mouth a causa di the finale.

Infantrymen

A balanced wine that has everything: soft sensations of fruit, warmth, great freshness, fleshiness and the right amount of tannins.

Facti

Super typical, clean finale with great freshness and a certain flavor. Ready and very pleasant.

Giodo

Delicate nose with dark hints, elegant and at the same time pleasantly fleshy mouth with floral, fruity and wild puffs. Total cleansing with integrated tannin and freshness. Great wine already easy to approach.

The Spiders Casanovina Montosoli

Elegance and momentum, with a very pleasant fruity, fleshy note. Dry finale, slightly balsamic, very fresh. Great tasting.

Mastrojanni Vigneto Loreto

Taste of structure and momentum, between pulp and balsamic freshness. Great depth and complexity, excellent clean and enjoyable finale.

Distanza Pacenti

Quanto a balance between fruit, tannin power and great freshness. The dry finale is excellent with hints of liquorice, red fruit and citrus.

Stony

Fruit sweetness acceso entry, tannin and freshness. Vertical, elegant a causa di the dry finale. Great wine.

Knoll below

Nose with beautiful Mediterranean of aromatic herbs. Mouth of great substance, pleasantness and drinkability. Wine with structure and depth, with a dry and fresh finale that turns balsamic.

Val su Suga Monticello al Svista

Ripe fruit acceso the nose and dark floral . Pulpy mouth reminiscent of pomegranate, nice tannin, delicious juice and buttery softness. Very dry and fresh finale. Optimal.

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