Red

Riserva

SassodiSole

Brunello di Montalcino · Italy

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Sangiovese Grosso
Country
Italy
Region
Brunello di Montalcino
Appellation
Brunello di Montalcino
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

red meats · game dishes · mushroom risotto · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201091 pts

    Aromas of black-skinned berry, tilled soil and new leather lead the way. The full-bodied concentrated palate delivers black cherry, tobacco, licorice and a note of black pepper framed in firm, fine-grained tannins. Drink 2018–2025.

  • 200792 pts

    Generous, with tertiary aromas of cured meat, leather and tobacco, this is a spicy and savory Brunello riserva that offers more in terms of black pepper, crushed mineral, licorice and prune than it does fresh berry fruit. But that's not a problem whatsoever because those beautif…

  • 200691 pts

    This Brunello has a warm, earthy personality embodied by its wild mushroom, leather, tobacco and ripe fruit notes. There's crème de cassis and cherry liqueur as well. The wine's mouthfeel is bright and crisp.