95 Pts The Wine Independent

Hints of fresh mint give way to dried strawberries and cedary spice as the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino blossoms in the glass. This is a soft and graceful effort, with a pretty inner sweetness that complements its notes of ripe cherry and plum. The 2018's structure comes on full force through the finish, as a primary concentration of fruit recedes to reveal a saturation of fine tannins, leaving only hints of licorice and wild blueberry to linger. While a bit aggressive through the finale, there's a lot of depth and power here that should allow this to excel through medium-term cellaring.

92+ Pts Eric Guido, Vinous

Savory and open in texture, the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is a wine that is poised for near and medium-term drinking. This vintage shows an accessible side with ripe cherry and dark plum. Those fruit tones cede to toasted spice, sweet earth and dried rose. The effect is rather simple and big-boned thanks to the thicker fruit texture offered here. This is a production of 13,500 bottles.

92 Pts Monica Larner, Robert Parker