2018 Il Marroneto
Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie

97 Points Monica Larner RobertParker.com februar 2023

“The Il Marroneto 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie reveals elegance and power all in one go. The fruit quality is crisp and tonic, yet the wine supports mid-weight concentration and a more elaborate style. This vintage from Il Marroneto has two personalities. On the one hand, you get a wine that is packed with beautiful primary fruit but that is slightly more immediate; on the other, you get a wine that promises good aging thanks to its freshness and the silky tannins that melt onto the palate. It is young but also aged. It is racy but also complex. Fruit comes from the vineyard under the Madonna delle Grazie chapel, and the wine ages in special oak casks for 41 months. This is a production of 8,500 bottles.

Alessandro Mori has once again created one of my favorite wines of the vintage, although I would also classify his new releases, including the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie, as more accessible and ready-to-drink overall. His vineyard is in the northern part of the appellation in a cool, hilly spot with sandy soils and marine sediments.