RENIERI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
TUSCANY, ITALY 2020
Many top critics are going so far as to call the 2021 vintage in Montalcino one of the top 5 of the past 20 years, and we're going so far as to call Renieri's Brunello the best buy of this exceptional class.
Check it: a 97-pointer with 5 years of bottle age for just $53.
You'll want this one by the case, and maybe two. It's that versatile, that food-friendly, that delicious.
James Suckling hailed it for its "purity of Sangiovese" and its "fine" tannins that "run the length of the wine," which endow it with superb backbone and length so [that] it can age for years but also deliver an outstanding experience now."
Our own experience was, indeed, outstanding, and we would just note the wonderful lift here, as well as the seamless integration, both of which call to mind the product of a wine that costs three and four times as much.
As a bonus, we’ve also got Renieri's Brunello Riserva 2020, which Suckling declared "very refined and sophisticated" and "seductive and balanced."
World-class wines for everyday drinking.
That's what Marco Bacci has made his m.o.
Wines of concentration, elegance, depth, and length ... yet priced like the sort of bottles you grab off the shelves of a supermarket on your way home from work.
How does he do it, year after wonderful year?
Exceptional terroir, for one. The Montalcino estate's complex volcanic soils, dotted with pockets of stone and clay, impart that distinctive mineral character that defines great Tuscan wine.
But just as important is Bacci’s insistence on throwback methods. Every vineyard plot is harvested by hand and vinified separately, with vine density strictly limited to ensure proper concentration. The results are undeniable: profound depth, surprising elegance, and deep drinkability.
The world does not lack for great wines, or for great wine values. But great wines that are also great values are vanishingly rare.
Which just makes Bacci that much more unusual.
And that much more lovable.
Secure your cases and bottles today!
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