2020 Brunello di Montalcino Ugolaia
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The 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino Ugolaia pours a deep red hue and offers a fantastic bouquet of kirsch, fresh lavender, polished leather, licorice, and crushed sage. The palate is medium to full-bodied and resonant with ripe tannins, refreshing acidity, and bright salty accents that keep it lifted and precise through the long finish. It’s a fabulous wine from the 2020 vintage and should drink beautifully over the next 20 years or more. Drink 2026-2046.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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This special selection represents fruit from a single cru with old vines that sit on a sun-drenched plateau surrounded by forests. The Lisini 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Ugolaia shows dark cherry and blackcurrant with a point of brightness that I associate uniquely with the vintage. The vineyard is rich in iron-oxidized minerals, a soil signature that comes through clearly in the wine’s savory, mineral-driven undertone. You get the power and firmness expected of Brunello but in a slightly more slender and refined body, with spice and hints of white peppercorn and licorice appearing on the finish. Aged in traditional large oak casks, the wine is sourced from vines planted in 1984 over 1.3 hectares, resulting in a production of 8,000 bottles.