2018 Casanova di Neri Giovanni Neri Rosso di Montalcino
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"Giovanni Neri" is the official name of the vineyard that supplies fruit for the Casanova di Neri 2018 Rosso di Montalcino Giovanni Neri. In fact, fruit for this wine specifically comes from the lower part of the vineyard where old vines enjoy deep root systems that furrow far underground to capture moisture and nutrients. The wine is aged in tonneaux for 12 months and released 1.5 years after the harvest. This vintage is similar to 2013, with cool months and later ripening. It shows dark fruit, silky tannins and smoky ash.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Rosso di Montalcino Giovanni Neri is deeply alluring and remarkably pretty, lifting up with masses of floral-laced black cherries, sweet herbs and crushed stone. It’s silky and feminine in feel, lifted by juicy acids and minerals with a pure expression of ripe, red berry fruit. This turns spicy toward the close; yet energy remains high, with a gentle tug of round tannins lingering under an air of violet florals. The word that comes to mind here is seamless.
About the producer
Casanova di Neri pioneered the concept of single-vineyard Brunello di Montalcino and today is one of the region’s most consistent producers.