Il Marroneto 2020 'Madonna delle Grazie' Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Il Marroneto 2020 'Madonna delle Grazie' Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Item Number: 21350

UPC: None

Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Sub Region: Montalcino
Appellation/AVA: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Madonna delle Grazie
Vintage: 2020
Grape(s): 100% Sangiovese
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 15
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Sandstone, limestone, and galestro

Madonna delle Grazie is the estate's top wine.

Vineyard Notes: Produced from vines planted in 1974- 1975 in a north-facing vineyard located just below the village walls.

Winemaking Notes: Fermentation in large oak casks proceeds slowly and typically peaks near 38C. After 20+ days fermenting, the wine is racked into neutral 26hl barrels for 42+ months of aging before bottling.

Reviews

  • Vinous
    Rating: 98 (11/1/2023)

    The undeniably elegant 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie is amazingly fresh and vibrant on the nose, cascading from the glass with a burst of crushed cherries, rose petals, blood oranges and cloves. This displays exceptional elegance and grace, soothing the palate with its silken feel and ripe red and blue fruits. Hints of sour citrus add contrast, a mix of iron-borne minerals and fine tannins that mount towards the close. A saturation of primary concentration remains, offset by residual acidity as this finishes structured and impossibly long, leaving a sour cherry tinge and masses of violet pastille. The 2020 is a showboat yet complex and harmonious from start to finish. It's easily one of the absolute top wines of the vintage.

  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 98 (11/21/2024)
    The Il Marroneto 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie (tasted once in the winery and again in my office) is another classical expression of Sangiovese from vintner Alessandro Mori and his son Iacopo. This vintage is best described as more charming compared to the stacked 2019 vintage or the powerful 2016 edition. This is a very pretty wine, elegant and finessed, with pretty floral highlights of rose and violet that lean into a subtle menthol note. There is caramelized sugar and candied orange. The wine lives in oak for 46 months with just a brief time in steel before going into bottle (at the end of July 2024). This vintage is a little closed or tight in terms of mouthfeel, which suggests it needs more time in bottle to spread its wings.