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Il Marroneto, Brunello di Montalcino 2004
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Il Marroneto’s 2004 Brunello di Montalcino is a rich, enveloping wine that flows onto the palate with generous dark red fruit. This is an especially harmonious, caressing Brunello that offers exceptional balance in an approachable style. Sweet floral notes develop on the close, adding to the wine’s complexity and sheer appeal. The wine continued to open up nicely in the glass. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019. In recent years Il Marroneto and proprietor Alessandro Mori have turned out very strong wines, as is the case again in 2004. These big, cask-aged Brunellos offers tons of style and sheer pedigree. Importer: Riviera Import, Long Island City, NY; tel. (917) 328-8830
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
Il Marroneto's 2004 Brunello di Montalcino is a rich, enveloping wine that flows onto the palate with generous dark red fruit. This is an especially harmonious, caressing Brunello that offers exceptional balance in an approachable style. Sweet floral notes develop on the close, adding to the wine complexity and sheer appeal. The wine continued to open up nicely in the glass.
About the Producer
Il Marroneto was purchased in 1974 by Giuseppe Mori, father of the current owner, Alessandro Mori. Il Marroneto created some of the most elegant and long-lived Brunello in the appellation. Alessandro Mori veers strictly to the traditionalist canon of Brunello producers, with his long-term commitment and passion devoted to wine. Il Marroneto, is today regarded as one of the ten historic producers in Montalcino among the most famous, important and well known in our area and out after more than 30 years. Their Brunello is made in a traditional way, aged in large oak barrels from Allier and Slovenia, vinified according to the traditional systems of Montalcino; the result is a very elegant wine, rich in aromas, classic, suitable for meditation. A wine that arouses strong emotions, like the great love and care with which it was created.
