2019 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli
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A beguiling blend of mint, cedar and spiced orange slowly gives way to dried strawberries as the spicy and seductive 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli blossoms in the glass. Silky and round, it flows across the palate with a dense wave of ripe red and black fruits complicated by a bitter bite of clove and dark chocolate. It finishes long and inward, structured with sweet tannins as echoes of violet and lavender fade. I can really feel the heavy clay soils in this rendition of Pelagrilli, as they add a weight and plush feeling, yet still, the energy of the vintage shines through. (EG)
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James Suckling
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The Siro Pacenti 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli is heavily marked by an oak tone that sits front and center with whiffs of campfire ash or freshly split firewood. The wine shows rock-solid concentration and a level of phenolic extraction that you don't easily find in Montalcino, unless you make it your mission. The tannins are bitter and grippy, and the oak tannins overshadow the fruit tannins at this very young stage in the wine's life. The alcohol content is a very high 15.5%. Having said all that, 2019 does offer an excellent core of dark fruit, and it has the elements, and the freshness, for long aging. If you love the wines of Siro Pacenti, then you know these wines need more bottle age. Production is 24,000 bottles.
Dark ruby with orange tinges. A nose bursting with spice and minerally, saline notes and hints of sweet oak. Supple, layered cherry and mint palate with firm, grainy tannins. Suave and long and gripping. Its 15.5% goes practically unnoticed. (WS) 17++/20 Points
Dark ruby with orange tinges. A nose bursting with spice and minerally, saline notes and hints of sweet oak. Supple, layered cherry and mint palate with firm, grainy tannins. Suave and long and gripping. Its 15.5% goes practically unnoticed. (WS)