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Renieri, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG 2010
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a magnificent wine that will appeal to those who love the softer and richer side of Brunello. Proprietor Marco Bacci shows a unique talent for interpreting the Sangiovese grape and his deft work comes through clearly in this excellent vintage. This is a powerful, penetrating but elegant wine with dark cherry and blackberry softened by spice, cinnamon and licorice. The wine is tight and focused in terms of mouthfeel, but it also exhibits an expansive and generous personality. It is very young now and requires at least five years of cellar aging before it will really start to flex its muscles.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
A powerful, explosive wine, Renieri's 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is endowed with striking depth. Dark red cherry, plum, smoke, licorice and menthol notes abound. Racy, resonant and expressive, the Riserva is quite beautiful today. The new oak is a bit evident at this stage, so I would prefer to give the wine another few years in the cellar.
About the Producer
The Renieri estate extends over about 120 hectares, of which 30 are dedicated to vineyards. Renieri is located in the southern part of the territory of Montalcino, facing Monte Amiata. The vineyards are at an altitude of 400 metres above sea level with a 360-degree exposure, from east to northwest The soils at Renieri estate are predominately volcanic, with calcareous soils and stone interfingered with red clay and tuffs. The varietal is, of course, Sangiovese for our Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino. There is a small production of Syrah that is released in purity as well as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for IGT wines. The cellar is almost entirely underground. In this way we use gravity system to move the grapes and take advantage of natural and perfect temperature for aging the wines.
