Brunello di Montalcino “Vigna Spuntali” DOCG 2018 · 6 bottles in OWC
Val di Suga | Tuscany
Bertani Domains s.a. a r.l. | Via Roma 117 | IT 60031 Castelplanio
The Spuntali vineyard is historically known as the best area of the south-west, sea-facing slope of Montalcino. Spuntali is a historic cru for Brunello di Montalcino: it is its unique terroir, it is also the sunniest and driest of the three slopes of Brunello, and the sea, just 40 kilometres away, already provides a Mediterranean climate here.
The Mediterranean generally plays a decisive role here, moderating the warm summer nights and cold winters. This enables an early reawakening of the plant in spring and an important day/night temperature change in summer. Due to these special climatic conditions, it is the vineyard whose grapes are harvested first in the appellation. Here, the Sangiovese takes advantage of the beneficial effects of the sun, reaches maximum ripeness and produces rather creamy wines with sweet, soft tannins and notes of candied fruit.
Deep ruby-garnet colour. Develops a warm, intense and refined bouquet of ripe fruit with notes of sour cherry, dried figs and candied fruit. On the palate, the sweet and soft tannins accompany the long finish, rich in notes of plums and blackberries. The palate is deeply layered with rich flavours of cherries, blackberries and dark fruits. There is plenty to discover in the background: spices, leather and balsamic herbs. All these elements are skilfully interwoven and make for a very impressive interpretation of the Sangiovese grape. SUPERIORE.DE
"Elegant, dark, bright ruby red colour. Savoury and inviting nose, precise aromas of cherries, graphite and Mediterranean herbs, with subtle hints of black tea on the finish. Beautiful juiciness and polished, present fruit on the palate, accessible, albeit complex, shows tightly woven tannins and plenty of finesse, has benefited from bottle ageing." Falstaff
"The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Spuntali is wild, with more flowers than fruits, incense, wet stones and wild herbs. It opens with a pretty inner sweetness and textures of pure silk that smoothes over the palate with ease as tart wild berry fruits settle in under an air of violet inner florals. While tannic, it's only lightly structured, as they provide a framework as residual acids keep the mouth watering and hints of sweet rose slowly fade. The 2018 Vigna Spuntali is unlike any Brunello I’ve ever tasted, yet I repeatedly return to the glass." Vinous
"Tarry red fruit, orange peel, dry earth and hints of new leather and mussels. Juicy, medium-weighted on the palate with tight, creamy tannins and a long, savory finish." James Suckling
"Vigna Spuntali is located in the warm southwest sector of Montalcino on galestro and sandy soils. Vinified in concrete tanks, the wine then matures for six months in barriques and 18 months in large Slavonian oak casks. Intense scents of black and red cherry introduce a fresh and vibrant mouthful of fleshy, sapid black and red berries and cherries, with sturdy tannins and a long finish. Weighty yet well balanced." Decanter
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