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Il Marroneto - Brunello di Montalcino Madonna Delle Grazie 2018

Italy

Red

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Drink or Keep

98/100

Jeb Dunnuck

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97/100

Robert Parker

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97/100

Vinous

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96/100

Decanter

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17,5/20

Jancis Robinson

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94/100

James Suckling

Italy
sangiovese
complex
purity
refined
long-keeping wine
great success

"One of the best wines of the vintage - Vinous "

"The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie Il Marroneto reveals both elegance and power. The fruit quality is crisp and invigorating, while the wine sustains medium-weight concentration and a more elaborate style. This vintage of Il Marroneto has two personalities. On the one hand, we have a wine bursting with beautiful primary fruit but a little more immediate; on the other, we have a wine that promises good cellaring thanks to its freshness and silky tannins that melt into the palate. It's young but also old. It is racy but also complex. The fruit comes from the vineyard beneath the Madonna delle Grazie chapel, and the wine is aged in special oak barrels for 41 months". (Wine Advocate 2023)

Features

Estate

Il Marroneto

Cuvée

Madonna Delle Grazie

Vintage

2018

Designation

Brunello di Montalcino

Region

Italy

Grape varieties

100% Sangiovese

Terroirs

Thick sea sand mixed with minerals

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

In Allier oak vats, remaining completely still for the first 2 days, the temperature rises very gradually, reaching 30°C after about 5 days. Fermentation lasts about 20-22 days.

Breeding

41 months in 25 hL oak barrels, can be called Brunello after 5 years (including 10 months bottle ageing)

Alcohol content

14,5%

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Pure fruitiness mellows to refined notes of undergrowth, flowers (rose, violet, lilac), iron ore, candied orange peel and new leather.

Mouth

Deep complexity and extreme finesse, concentrated and structured, bright red fruits (cherry, raspberry) and spices (liquorice, mint), electric energy and charm, taut, refined tannins, tobacco notes on the finish.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2025

Drink before

2035

Production

8 500 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Ideal with 7-hour lamb, marinated venison, quail stuffed with foie gras, truffle ravioli, duck supreme...

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Expert opinion

Decanter

Decanter

Wine rated (2022 guide) 96/100

About the wine:

The bottling from this unique vineyard is a selection of small, detached bunches, resulting in dense fruit and assured structure. Alongside the estate's "classic" Brunello, it often presents an earthier, more autumnal face. The 2018 matches this trend, with scents of chestnut and undergrowth juxtaposed with the sweetness of the vintage's fruit. Layers of long, suede-like tannins envelop fleshy black cherry. As it opens, subtle traces of pepper, leather and incense announce what's to come. Above all, Madonna delle Grazie embodies the vintage's most positive attributes, flowing with agility and grace. 2024-2036

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (guide 2023) 97/100 (Extraordinary wine)

Domain rated (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie Il Marroneto reveals both elegance and power. The fruit quality is crisp and invigorating, while the wine sustains medium-weight concentration and a more elaborate style. This vintage of Il Marroneto has two personalities. On the one hand, we have a wine bursting with beautiful primary fruit but a little more immediate; on the other, we have a wine that promises good cellaring thanks to its freshness and silky tannins that melt into the palate. It's young but also old. It is racy but also complex. The fruit comes from the vineyard beneath the Madonna delle Grazie chapel, and the wine is aged in special oak barrels for 41 months. Production is 8,500 bottles.

Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast

Domain rated (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Wine rated 17,5/ 20

Domain Rated Recommended

Vinous A. Galloni

Vinous A. Galloni

Wine rated (2022 guide) 97/100

Domain Rated Recommended

About the wine:

The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie takes its time to open up in the glass, complex and tenebrously seductive with its musky notes of red currant and savory spice, but with lovely swirling rose nuances. A hint of suave smoke adds a lovely contrast. Its textures are like fluid velvet, with a chalky mineral coloration that appears quickly, perfectly balanced by a massive wave of dark red berries; but through it all, balance is expertly maintained by streamlined acidity that creates a sense of total inner harmony. The 2018 leaves a structured sensation, but its tannins are silky and fine, combined with a violet pastille and lavender resonance that I find extremely seductive. I've tasted this wine over the last two years and followed this recent bottle for 48 hours; in that time, it never faltered and only grew in depth and complexity. Il Marroneto's Madonna delle Grazie 2018 is unquestionably one of the top three wines of the vintage. My hat's off to Alessandro Mori and his team. 2025-2033

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (2022 guide) 94/100

About the wine:

It presents a range of red and black fruits with coffee, dark chocolate, sweet spices and trodden earth. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a pronounced black fruit character on the palate. A little tight and structured, with a firm, persistent finish that reveals notes of walnut shells and crushed stones. Drink after 2025.

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Wine rated 98/ 100

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