2020 Il Marroneto, Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie

Die Weine von Alessandro Muri und seinem Sohn Iacopo sind rare Meisterwerke. Das weltweit gefeierte Weingut produziert auf wenigen Hektar wahrhaften 'Traditional-Wine'. Die Weinbaumethoden orientieren sich an dem, was in Montalcino von den großen alten Winzern praktiziert wurde. Die Resultate sind einmalig in Ihrer Intensität, Lebendigkeit und ihrer beeindruckenden Eleganz.

Monica Larner, RobertParker.com  2020 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie 98/100

Release Price: $425, Drink Date: 2027 - 2055

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.

Vinous, Eric Guido2020 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie 98/100

Drinking Window: 2028 - 2042

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 toward 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. Whereas most wines from Montalcino are elegant, soft and earlier-drinking in 2020, at Il Marroneto, they are classic to the core, which is completely atypical of the vintage. There will be a 2020 Riserva—Il Marronetto's first since 2013, chosen from one very distinct barrel in the cellar. Production will total only 1,000 magnums. The 2020 Brunello and 2020 Madonna delle Grazie are simply spellbinding. Frankly, it's difficult to consider them alongside what I've tasted from the 2020 vintage. They are aromatically stunning and packed full of depth and concentration but also energetic and refined. Iacopo Mori mentioned that the wines are incredibly high in dry extract, yet the acidity holds them together. He went on to explain that due to the lockdown, no airplanes were flying overhead, no cars were driving nearby, and there was very minimal pollution. The team was able to focus all of their energy on the vineyards. Asked about the level of depth they achieved in the wines, Mori went into detail about the harvest. Considering the higher elevations at Il Marronetto and its sandy soils, they were able to wait until after the September rains, when many producers had already picked their fruit, resulting in perfectly ripe tannins. These wines are not to be missed.