2019 Casisano Brunello di Montalcino [WE92][JS91][JD90][V90][WS90]

Producer: Casisano 
Region: Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy  
Varietal: Sangiovese  
Year: 2019 

Wine Enthusiast, 92 Points 

"The nose is intensely perfumed with spices and herbs, peonies, cherry blossom and dried roses, then allspice, cardamom and thyme. Cherries and blackberries ripen on the palate, and the floral aromas concentrate into Mandarin orange blossom reinforced by structured, linear tannins." 

James Suckling, 91 Points 

"Dense and focused. Lots of dark fruits, bark, and a hint of cloves. Medium-bodied and creamy on the palate. Rather tensioned and juicy at the finish." 

Jeb Dunnuck, 90 Points 

"Pouring a rich ruby color, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino displays a ripe and rather mature nature. Aromas of strawberry pie, baking spices, and balsamic herbs lift from the glass. Snappy acidity lifts the palate, and the wine is medium to full-bodied, with its ripe fruit holding on underneath. I would prefer to drink this over the next several years to preserve what freshness of fruit it has." 

Vinous, 90 Points 

"The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino wafts up with a pretty blend of dried strawberries and cedary spice offset by lifting menthol and violet pastille aromas. This is juicy in character with herbal-tinged wild berry fruits and nervous acidity, all spiced up by a zesty touch of tangerine. The 2019 finishes fresh with a vivid red licorice tinge. Orange notes fade amongst subtly grippy tannins." 

Wine Spectator, 90 Points 

"A broad, ripe style, displaying plum, cherry, fruitcake, leather, earth and oak spice notes, plus a hint of raisin. Nonetheless, this is fresh on the finish, where it firms up and leaves a more linear impression. Best from 2026 through 2038." 

Alcohol: 14% 

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