Italy Central Italy AltesinoBrunello di Montalcino

2016 Brunello di Montalcino

Altesino

95Average Score

Central Italy / Italy

Red

2024-2042

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Average Score

Drinking window

2024-2042

Critic Notes

Fresh violet, forest-floor and some pear-skin aromas, underneath brambleberries. Fresher style of Brunello. It's medium-bodied with silky tannins and a great balance between fresh-fruit and forest flavors. Drink after 2023.

Score: 95 / 100James Suckling

Bold cherry, dried raspberry and myrtle add to the intensity and the brightness of the bouquet. The Altesino 2016 Brunello di Montalcino displays a lively and fruit-forward ensemble with an infectious and cheerful sense of energy. This is a tonic and crisp expression of Sangiovese with lifted berry aromas backed by subtle spice, tar and licorice gained over two years of barrel aging. This is a 110,000-bottle release (and a good buy for Brunello).

Score: 95 / 100Monica Larner, Wine AdvocateDrinking Window: 2024-2042

Altesino’s Brunello di Montalcino is all fresh exuberance in 2016 – with roses, gravelly fruit, spicy and peppery notes, super supple tannins and a hint of attractive bitterness on the finish. This showcases Altesino’s trademark, smooth, polished tannins perfectly, while offering classical Sangiovese aromatics, superb structure, acidity and fruit purity. The excellent balance promises a long life, but also makes it one of the more approachable early-drinking Brunellos.

Score: FINE+RARE

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ON June 22, 2018

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ON November 22, 2019

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Product Details

Country

Italy

Region

Central Italy

Sub-region

Tuscany

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2024-2042

Country

Italy

Region

Central Italy

Sub-region

Tuscany

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2024-2042

Average Score

Drinking window

2024-2042

Critic Notes

Score: 95 / 100James Suckling

Score: 95 / 100Monica Larner, Wine AdvocateDrinking Window: 2024-2042

Score: FINE+RARE