2019 Altesino Montosoli Brunello di Montalcino 750 ml

• Sangiovese
• 2019
• Italy
• Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

• The Story

  Wine Advocate called Montosoli “perhaps the most celebrated single vineyard site in Montalcino.” Altesino’s bottling is THE iconic interpretation—and their 2019 “hits it out of the ballpark.”     “The Altesino 2019 Vigna Montosoli is gorgeous,” wrote Kerin O’Keefe, the critic who wrote the definitive book on Brunello. With 97-point scores from Wine Advocate, Vinous, and James Suckilng, this iconic bottling is without a doubt one of the wines of the vintage. 

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• Wine Facts
  • Fruit Intensity
  • Oak Intensity
  • Body
  • Acidity
  • Tannin

  • ABV 14.50%
  • 1 hour
  • Now - 2045
  • % Sangiovese
  • Serving temperature - 58°
  • Cork
• Wine Access Tasting Note

  Medium garnet hue. Ripe and robust nose of black cherry, dried cranberry, sagebrush, cocoa nibs, walnut, and citrus zest. Richly layered on the palate, with compacted flavors of Morello cherry, black plum, oregano, black truffle, and holiday spice that all expand as the wine opens. The wine has an ethereal quality on the palate, showing full flavor with a soft touch. Polished, ripe, sturdy tannins that will soften over time. Drink now–2045.

• Food Pairings
  • Hard Cheese
  • Cured Meat
  • Red Meat
• Critic Reviews

  97 pts

  Wine Advocate

  From a beautiful site that must be seen to be believed, the Altesino 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Montosoli is redolent with dark fruit, blackcurrant and crushed slate. The mineral element of Montosoli and its schistic galestro-rich soils comes through beautifully in this vintage to add a linear sense of immediacy and verticality to the bouquet. The mouthfeel is especially elegant, and the wine's acidity is delivered expertly to showcase freshness but more importantly to highlight the quality of the fruit. The effect is very tonic and bright, and you get hints of baked brioche or oven-baked Italian focaccia bread, thanks to careful aging in Slavonian oak. This is a 12,000-bottle release.

  97 pts

  James Suckling

  Perfumed and beautiful with raspberry and cherry aromas and flavors. Purity like a mountain stream. Medium to full body with ultra-refined tannins that are so polished and beautiful. Goes on for minutes. Lovely and real. Drinkable but better in two or three years.

  97 pts

  Vinous

  An enticing blend of steeped plums, blood orange, sage and sweet smoke makes the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Montosoli a total pleasure on the nose. Elegant and soothing, it flows across the palate with a silken wave of ripe red fruits and spices as saline minerals slowly saturate under an air of violet inner florals. The 2019 is seamless and harmonious, leaving a coating of edgy tannins to contend with a bump of refreshing acidity as suggestions of tart cranberry and a bitter tinge of clove slowly taper off. This is Montosoli terroir at its very best, and even at this early stage, it’s impossible to resist pouring another glass.