2001 Brunello di Montalcino
1,093 cases produced
Il Marroneto is very traditional in style and hails from the versante Senese zone with more earth and spice than fruit yet with plenty of ripe cherry and a very concentrated character without high alcohol. Long, linear yet dense with a soft, sweet center, lots of fine grain tannin, it gives the feeling of restrained power, energy ready to burst forward shredding the tannic shield. A wine that will age well, and not for those looking for the drop of Merlot like sweetness this is classically styled Brunello.
Greg St. Clair (K&L Italian Wine Buyer) – ***3
