Baricci is a historical producer for the Montalcino region, founded in 1955 when Nello Baricci purchased the eastern part of the famous Montosoli hill north of the town. This is considered to be one of the top single vineyard sites ('grand cru') for Brunello, and all of Baricci's wines are sourced from it. Nello's grandsons, Frederico & Francesco carry on the tradition today.
ERIC GUIDO, VINOUS 94 POINTS - "With the first tilt of the glass, you know that this is not your average 2017 Brunello di Montalcino. An enthralling bouquet of spiced citrus peels, roses, sour cherries, crushed rocks and animal musk keeps you at the edge of your seat. This is remarkably pure and delicate, seeming to hover across the palate, yet delivering a vivid mix of ripe wild berries, salty minerals and purple-tinged florals. Beneath, saturated tannins build, yet the expression remains fresh – almost mouthwatering, in fact – as sweet hints of plum and tobacco slowly fade. While the Baricci family doesn’t market their wine as a cru, this is indeed 100% Montosoli fruit from one of the region's top winemaking families. Bravo."
Montosoli's vineyards are planted at relatively high altitudes in a cooler & wetter part of Montalcino, and with its calcareous stony soils, tends to make more elegant, aromatic, and mineral-driven Brunellos. In the hot and dry 2017 vintage, those features are intact, with more lightly roasted accents; the dense core of vinous fruit is still lifted by vibrant acidity, rather than spreading broadly, and tannins form a soft crushed rock sensation around the frame of the mouth.
ERIC GUIDO, VINOUS 94 POINTS - "With the first tilt of the glass, you know that this is not your average 2017 Brunello di Montalcino. An enthralling bouquet of spiced citrus peels, roses, sour cherries, crushed rocks and animal musk keeps you at the edge of your seat. This is remarkably pure and delicate, seeming to hover across the palate, yet delivering a vivid mix of ripe wild berries, salty minerals and purple-tinged florals. Beneath, saturated tannins build, yet the expression remains fresh – almost mouthwatering, in fact – as sweet hints of plum and tobacco slowly fade. While the Baricci family doesn’t market their wine as a cru, this is indeed 100% Montosoli fruit from one of the region's top winemaking families. Bravo."
Montosoli's vineyards are planted at relatively high altitudes in a cooler & wetter part of Montalcino, and with its calcareous stony soils, tends to make more elegant, aromatic, and mineral-driven Brunellos. In the hot and dry 2017 vintage, those features are intact, with more lightly roasted accents; the dense core of vinous fruit is still lifted by vibrant acidity, rather than spreading broadly, and tannins form a soft crushed rock sensation around the frame of the mouth.
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