Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie, Il Marroneto 2021

From a special vineyard near the chapel that gives the wine its name, Il Marroneto’s 2021 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie is a wine of beautiful complexity and delicacy, distinguished by an elegant savory note reminiscent of cypress trees on a warm summer day. It shows striking focus and intensity yet remains finely balanced, with a sense of richness carried by a refined, seamless texture. The tannins are softly polymerized thanks to a slow fermentation that emphasizes patience and finesse over extraction, carried out spontaneously with no temperature control. It matures in oak botti for 47 months, a regimen that shapes the wine’s depth and balance. Only 9,000 bottles were made.

A restrained wine with a sleek, elegant nose of licorice, red cherries, cherry pits, Parma violets and a hint of balsamic. Precise, focused and full-bodied, it shows tension, firm yet ripe tannins, blood orange flavors, a tight yet woven palate and focused acidity. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.

Lustrous mid to deep ruby. Gorgeous perfumed red fruit with saline hints rising up from the glass and with top notes of damson and raspberry. Fluid, deep raspberry fruit on the palate layered with firm, chewy tannins that, at this moment, are a tad astringent. Still embryonic and with a tightly wound structure that demands much more time. Drink: 2028-2044