2018 | Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona | Brunello di Montalcino

Ruby red verging on garnet. The bouquet is intense, fruit-forward, spicy and floral with hints of red berry fruits enriched by delicate spicy notes.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino turns out beautiful results if you choose to drink the wine now, or if you opt to age it a little longer. It offers immediate intensity and complexity with a prelude of red and purple berry fruits that follow to tarry spice, campfire ash, licorice and rusty nail. Those savoy tones are well measured against the wine's elegant, mid-weight finish. And the tannins are integrated seamlessly. The winemaking team has worked well in a challenging vintage.

• James Suckling: Roasted herbs, walnuts, olives, dried cherries and balsamic on the nose with a touch of leather and sage. It’s full-bodied with firm, finely-knit tannins. Creamy and so well integrated with depth and class.

Producer Information

Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona is an estate in Castelnuovo dell'Abate, Tuscany. It is known for its Brunello di Montalcino wines which have been well-received by critics and highly awarded. Giuseppe Bianchini inherited the estate in 1985 and with his two sons, transformed the estate into a top producer of Montalcino. The construction of the Molinello winery was completed in the late 90s. It compliments the historic Palazzo cellar of which is used for preserving the oldest vintages produced by the company. The wine portfolio is led with three different Brunellos. The Pianrosso cuvée is sourced from the 12 hectare (29-acre) vineyard of the same name. Fermented in stainless steel and glass-lined concrete vats it is aged for 36 months in large Slavonian oak casks. The Pianrosso Santa Caterina d'Oro Riserva comes from the same vineyard, but spends longer in oak and bottle before release, only produced in exceptional vintages. Ciacchi Piccolomini's 'standard' Annata wine is sourced from the estate's Brunello vineyards and is aged in barrel for 24 months. Alongside Brunello, two Sant'Antimo DOC wines and a Brunello grappa are also included in the portfolio.

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