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Baricci is a small, benchmark estate for Montalcino that was one of the leading founders of the association of Brunello producers. When Nello Baricci started bottling his own wine in the early 70's, it became the first Brunello to be purely from the "grand cru" Montosoli hill, north of Montalcino. Today, Nello's grandsons continue to make exceptional wines that are true to the region's traditional style.
Thanks in part to the brilliant vintage, Baricci's 2019 Montosoli Brunello is a wonderful expression of the vineyard's character, with a compact core of vivid dark fruits and minerals, fragrant herbs and earthy licorice. The grainy, mineral tannins and juicy, luminous acidity give a lithe energy to the wine, creating contrasts of lift, breadth, and weight. The traditional, 3-year aging in large, seasoned oak vats mellows Sangiovese's rustic edges and deepens the well of aromas. This will make an excellent addition to a classic Italian wine collection. Give it a few hours in a decanter before serving and enjoy with prime rib or braised-and-roasted pork shank.
KERIN O'KEEFE 98 POINTS - "The captivating Baricci 2019 Brunello is another gorgeous wine from this storied producer. It offers enticing scents of woodland berry, new leather, camphor, pipe tobacco and dog rose while the full-bodied, elegantly structured palate delivers juicy Morello cherry, red plum, licorice and cake spice before a flinty mineral finish. A backbone of tight, refined tannins and fresh acidity provide support and racy tension. While it’s still youthfully austere, it already shows great balance and precision." - KERINOKEEFE.COM
VINOUS 97 POINTS - "The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino is youthfully inward and darkly floral with an herbal tinge and hints of crushed ashen stone that give way to vivid black raspberry and exotic spice. This is juicy and spry, with racy cherry-berry fruit and stimulating acidity that creates a sensation of boundless energy, even as a saturation of primary concentration settles in toward the close. The 2019 finishes with incredible length and youthful tension, leaving balsamic spice, sage and licorice notes lingering over a bed of dusty tannins." - Eric Guido
Baricci is a small, benchmark estate for Montalcino that was one of the leading founders of the association of Brunello producers. When Nello Baricci started bottling his own wine in the early 70's, it became the first Brunello to be purely from the "grand cru" Montosoli hill, north of Montalcino. Today, Nello's grandsons continue to make exceptional wines that are true to the region's traditional style.
Thanks in part to the brilliant vintage, Baricci's 2019 Montosoli Brunello is a wonderful expression of the vineyard's character, with a compact core of vivid dark fruits and minerals, fragrant herbs and earthy licorice. The grainy, mineral tannins and juicy, luminous acidity give a lithe energy to the wine, creating contrasts of lift, breadth, and weight. The traditional, 3-year aging in large, seasoned oak vats mellows Sangiovese's rustic edges and deepens the well of aromas. This will make an excellent addition to a classic Italian wine collection. Give it a few hours in a decanter before serving and enjoy with prime rib or braised-and-roasted pork shank.
KERIN O'KEEFE 98 POINTS - "The captivating Baricci 2019 Brunello is another gorgeous wine from this storied producer. It offers enticing scents of woodland berry, new leather, camphor, pipe tobacco and dog rose while the full-bodied, elegantly structured palate delivers juicy Morello cherry, red plum, licorice and cake spice before a flinty mineral finish. A backbone of tight, refined tannins and fresh acidity provide support and racy tension. While it’s still youthfully austere, it already shows great balance and precision." - KERINOKEEFE.COM
VINOUS 97 POINTS - "The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino is youthfully inward and darkly floral with an herbal tinge and hints of crushed ashen stone that give way to vivid black raspberry and exotic spice. This is juicy and spry, with racy cherry-berry fruit and stimulating acidity that creates a sensation of boundless energy, even as a saturation of primary concentration settles in toward the close. The 2019 finishes with incredible length and youthful tension, leaving balsamic spice, sage and licorice notes lingering over a bed of dusty tannins." - Eric Guido
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