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ll Marroneto is a very famous winery in Tuscany known for making some of the most beautiful, structured and ageworthy wines in all of Italy. They’re located towards the northern boundaries of Montalcino in a unique microclimate that’s tucked away at 400 meters above sea level with an intricate mix of sand, large limestone rocks and galestro soil.
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate declared in their recent review of this wine: “Montalcino’s Alessandro Mori makes of some of my favorite wines. He proudly follows a very traditional winemaking philosophy that is only a few steps removed from the olden days when wine presses were powered by donkeys.”
The 2019 vintage was like a dream in Tuscany, with near perfect conditions. As such, the Mori brothers feel like the 2019 bottling is one of their all-time greats, and the big scores certainly doesn’t hurt the argument. This one was treated to triple 97-point reviews. Decanter wrote “2019 is looking superb across the board. Il Marroneto’s Brunello di Montalcino 2019 has the most incredible scent; an enticing waft of aromatic cherry and fragrant violets.”
Jeb Dunnuck echoed that glowing sentiment, writing “This impeccable wine is phenomenal now, but it’s only going to improve over the coming 15-20 years”
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97 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
Alessandro Mori’s wines are easy to spot in a blind tasting thanks to the soaring intensity and vibrant Sangiovese aromas they display. They are truly one of a kind. A wine that sees a relatively short and hot fermentation, the Il Marroneto 2019 Brunello di Montalcino respects local winemaking tradition and remains true in spirit. The steep verticality of the bouquet evokes almost-carbonic or lifted aromas of bright cherry, strawberry shortcake, lilac and heritage rose. You get straight to the heart of Sangiovese. The tannins are extremely fine and powdery and the freshness of the fruit is beautifully intact. This wine really pops in 2019.
97 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
The bright ruby 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino is another stunning 2019 on the nose, with bright, intense aromatics of rosewater, redcurrants, wild Mediterranean herbs, macchia, incense, anise, potpourri – it’s so distinctive yet always moving in the glass. Medium-bodied, with beautiful purity, it has ripe, fine tannins, is long on the palate for days, and has a weightless feel. This impeccable wine is phenomenal now, but it’s only going to improve over the coming 15-20 years.
97 Points, Decanter
Iacopo Mori described the 2019 vintage as ‘perfect, no disease…lots of fantastic grapes,’ when he visited Decanter in December 2023. Indeed, 2019 is looking superb across the board. Il Marroneto’s Brunello di Montalcino 2019 has the most incredible scent; an enticing waft of aromatic cherry and fragrant violets. In the mouth it’s supremely precise, with a silky texture and sweet red fruits. Intense, chiselled and sapid, there’s a bewitching pureness and delicacy here. Delicious.
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