2015 Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG

Deep ruby colour, with plush notes of amarena cherries, wild strawberries, tar followed by forest floor and tobacco notes. Concentrated and savoury palate, shows balance of chewy but fine-grained tannins and persistence of finish. Drink now to 2040.

The 2015 vintage was excellent! The abundant rains of late winter and early spring, accumulated in the soil and prepared an important water reserve to support the whole vegetative and phenological development. The fairly warm spring with low humidity and mostly ventilated days, created great conditions of balance. Wonderful summer, particularly on July, with very good ventilation, led the vines to optimal vegetative conditions. At harvest, the grapes arrived in perfect health and maturation, with rarely thick skins, excellent integrity and truly superior phenolic-anthocyanic charge, fresh acidities and potent alcohol. The wines show now an excellent polyphenolic profile, with great expression of their vintage, their territorial character and signature elegance.