2013 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne
Buying options
Tasting notes
The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne is remarkably pretty, with a bright bouquet of rose petals, ground clove, dusty earth and wild strawberry. It is round and soothingly soft-textured, with a wave of saline minerals to balance as brisk acidity excites its tart wild berry fruit. This wine reverberates with zesty tension, long and intense, with edgy tannins and a saturation of primary concentration that lingers. The future is very bright, as the 2013 is just starting to come out of its shell.
Critic scores
Average Score
Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
A nose displaying huge depth. Tightly wound cherry palate with plenty of powdery tannins. Long, precise and fascinating. (WS)
Showing more oak definition, texture and overall fruity richness, the 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne benefits from the concentration and complexity you get with old vines. The wine wraps thickly over the palate, imparting luscious aromas of dried cherry, exotic spice, pressed rose and scorched earth along the way. This is a wine for the cellar. The bouquet has a lot to give, but this will require some extra time. All the elements are there for an excellent aging future. Some 27,000 bottles were produced.
Lustrous mid ruby. Finely perfumed and brooding on the nose. Sweet and a little monolithic on the palate with hints of dried fruit and a serious load of stalky tannins. Oscillating between ready and not yet. (WS) (JR)