Altesino 2020 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Tuscany Italy

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Opening to earthy tones of brimstone and petrichor the Altesino 2020 Brunello di Montalcino shows the character of a house style that is easily recognized. This elegant wine offers a polished and smooth mouthfeel with finely tuned tannins. The oak is also expertly managed to show some light spice that is deeply integrated into a silky mouthfeel. Of the village Brunellos I tasted from 2020 this one offers excellent quality and will prove easily to locate thanks to its ample release of 110000 bottles.

Very pretty and floral with raspberries and black cherries on the nose as well as violet undertones. Medium-bodied with chewy tannins though integrated and polished. Long intense finish. Extremely well done for the vintage. Drink after 2026 but already solid.

The 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino is a youthful red color and is expressive in the glass with notes of ripe strawberries grenadine crushed roses sweet herbs and licorice candies. Medium-framed it has refreshing ripe acidity fine well-defined tannins and a clean even finish with fantastic elegant length. Offering both refined complexity and true drinking pleasure with nothing heavy or weighted it's fabulous all around with notes of stone fruit on the finish. A highly appealing Brunello with a lot to enjoy over the coming 15 years I would be thrilled to have bottles in my cellar to check in on regularly.

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A process of great accuracy fermentation in stainless steel with maceration of 15 days then aging for 24 months in oak barrels. Strawberry to the nose licorice root and eucalyptus whipped closed on notes of white pepper. Balsamic mouthfeel with a memory of red fruit.

With vineyards in virtually every quadrant of Montalcino Altesino can shape the blend according to the vintage. As some of their northern plots struggled in 2020?s heat the backbone for this comes from vineyards in the south and there is also a dollop from young plantings on the hill of Montosoli. An immediately engaging nose proposes preserved red cherry plum cinnamon and carob. Evocative nuances of Mediterranean woodlands weave throughout. There is a sunny sumptuous ripeness to the palate but it remains well-behaved as sandy textured tannins firm up the edges. Tasted by: Michaela Morris

The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino entices the taster with a gorgeous bouquet of fresh strawberries and plums accentuated by sweet herbs and hints of exotic spice. It's soft round and quite lifted in feel with vividly pure red berry fruits underscored by a core of brisk acidity. Energy remains high throughout leaving a tinge of steely minerality and sweet tannins that frame the experience nicely. The 2020s at Altesino are beautiful wines that show the aromatics and energy of this sun-kissed vintage yet maintain outstanding balance. The high elevations and galestro soils of Montosoli add another level of depth and complexity. There's much to enjoy here. Readers should expect a more Burgundian style and earlier accessibility than in the past. - By Eric Guido on November 2023