Marco Lazzeretti Brunello di Montalcino 2010
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James Suckling
A spicy and rich red with plum and berry character on the nose. Full body, fine tannins and a savory finish. So delicious and beautiful now. Love the richness and balance. Drink or hold.
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Ripe berry and earthy aromas of leather, game and soil lead the nose on this structured wine. The chewy palate has nice concentration, weight and intensity, offering wild cherry and baking spice. It’s still young but well balanced, with nervous acidity and tightly wound tannins. Drink 2020–2030.
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This intense version is packed with sweet, ripe cherry, plum and spice flavors, accented by licorice, leather and underbrush notes. Muscular and burly, with a long finish that echoes the underbrush hints. Best from 2018 through 2035.
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Among Italy's elite red grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Secret—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French island of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.
Famous for its bold, layered and long-lived red, Brunello di Montalcino, the town of Montalcino is about 70 miles south of Florence, and has a warmer and drier climate than that of its neighbor, Chianti. The Sangiovese grape is king here, as it is in Chianti, but Montalcino has its own clone called Brunello.
The Brunello vineyards of Montalcino blanket the rolling hills surrounding the village and fan out at various elevations, creating the potential for Brunello wines expressing different styles. From the valleys, where deeper deposits of clay are found, come wines typically bolder, more concentrated and rich in opulent black fruit. The hillside vineyards produce wines more concentrated in red fruits and floral aromas; these sites reach up to over 1,600 feet and have shallow soils of rocks and shale.
Brunello di Montalcino by law must be aged a minimum of four years, including two years in barrel before realease and once released, typically needs more time in bottle for its drinking potential to be fully reached. The good news is that Montalcino makes a “baby brother” version. The wines called Rosso di Montalcino are often made from younger vines, aged for about a year before release, offer extraordinary values and are ready to drink young.