IL MARRONETO BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO MADONNA GRAZIE 2018

Sangiovese from Montalcino's 2018 vintage rarely combines primary vibrancy with genuine aging architecture the way Madonna delle Grazie does — fruit from the single vineyard below the eponymous chapel gives this bottling a site-specific identity that separates it from the broader Brunello appellation. Il Marroneto ages the wine in large oak casks for 41 months, coaxing a silky tannin structure rather than extractive weight. The result is dried cherry, crushed rose, and iron-edged minerality on the nose, with a tensile, fresh mid-palate and a long finish that rewards patience — only 8,500 bottles were produced.