The 2009 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie delivers the impeccable bounty and precision you should expect from Il Marroneto. The wine opens with beautiful dark intensity and ripe notes of dried raspberry and creme de cassis. It definitely shows the ripe side of the warm 2009 vintage. Thanks to a very long period in oak (41 months) the wine shows the merits of slow and careful barrel evolution. Pretty lacings of chopped mint and licorice add freshness and buoyancy to the finish. Drink: 2016-2024. Importer: Montcalm Wine Importers, www.montcalmwines.com

Cherry candy and strawberry aromas and flavors lead off, with tobacco and black tea notes following. Leans toward the dry, tannic side in the balance, exhibiting moderate length. Best from 2016 through 2024. 791 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add