Il Marroneto - Brunello di Montalcino 'Madonna Grazie' 2018 (750ml)

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Producer	Il Marroneto
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Subregion	Brunello di Montalcino
Varietal	Sangiovese
Vintage	2018
Sku	38221
Size	750ml

 

WA

97

JD

98

JR

17.5

JS

94

V

97

Taking things up a notch, the 2018 Brunello Di Montalcino Madonna Delle Grazie pours a bit richer ruby hue, with a concentrated perfume of incense, leather, blackberry, and lavender oil. It is full-bodied and well-structured, with ripe yet present tannins, and acidity that drives along the sides of the palate and keeps things from being weighted down. It is rich with port-like fruit and will benefit from several years of cellaring before drinking over the coming 2-3 decades.

The Il Marroneto 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie reveals elegance and power all in one go. The fruit quality is crisp and tonic, yet the wine supports mid-weight concentration and a more elaborate style. This vintage from Il Marroneto has two personalities. On the one hand, you get a wine that is packed with beautiful primary fruit but that is slightly more immediate; on the other, you get a wine that promises good aging thanks to its freshness and the silky tannins that melt onto the palate. It is young but also aged. It is racy but also complex. Fruit comes from the vineyard under the Madonna delle Grazie chapel, and the wine ages in special oak casks for 41 months. This is a production of 8,500 bottles.  Monica Larner

This has an array of red and dark fruits with coffee, dark chocolate, sweet spices and overturned earth. Medium- to full-bodied with fine tannins and a pronounced dark berry character on the palate. A little tight and structured, with a firm and long-lasting finish that leaves you with notes of nut shell and crushed stones. Try after 2025.

Lustrous deep ruby. A little closed but with great purity of fruit on the nose. Waves of concentrated, intense fruit on the palate. Suave and elegant and generous at the same time, showing true cru quality. Fantastic, chewy, tactile tannins following the fruit on the finish. Classic. Can be approached now but will improve for some time to come. (WS)