2020 Brunello di Montalcino
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A bright ruby hue, the 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino is pure and ripe with aromas of licorice candies, grenadine, rose water, fennel, and fresh herbs. The palate is fantastic and elegant, with fine tannins, even acidity, excellent purity, and freshness. It's even-keeled and pleasurable now, although it will surely benefit from time in the cellar. Drink 2025-2040.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Neal Martin (Vinous)
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Aged with care in Slavonian oak, the Capanna 2020 Brunello di Montalcino (with 28,000 bottles created) is a plump and rich interpretation with thick layers of blackcurrant, baked plum and toasted spice. The wine has a soft side that is apparent in the silky tannins and medium-plus mouthfeel. It also feels accessible and could be best consumed within the 15-year mark.
Mid ruby. A nose loaded with spice and with brooding cherry fruit that still needs to come out. At first a little tart and then sour-cherry fruit with a layer of grainy tannins. Really opens up and finds its balance on the finish. I’d wait an additional year before opening this. (WS)
The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is highly expressive, rich and sweetly spiced. A mix of violets and roses gives way to crushed plums and a slight balsamic tinge. This is velvety in texture yet lifted in feel, with cooling acidity and vividly ripe wild berry fruits that swirl throughout. The 2020 maintains fantastic energy and verve, leaving citrus-tinged black cherries and hints of licorice to resonate over a bed of super-fine tannins.