Uccelliera - Brunello Di Montalcino 2020 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $80.00
| Producer | Uccelliera |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Brunello di Montalcino |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 10716 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 95+ Points
The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is spellbinding. Youthfully coy it features a minty freshness and wild herbal thrust giving way to bright cherry-berry fruit complicated by hints of worn leather. This is energetic and spry yet elegant to the core with crisp wild berries and a cascade of sweet spice elevated by zesty acidity. Tannic and potent yet still fresh the 2020 lingers with a resonance of tart cranberry and sour citrus that leaves the cheeks puckered and the palate thirsting for more. This is a wild vintage of Uccelliera's Brunello di Montalcino. It's structured for the long haul yet already such a pleasure to taste. - By Eric Guido on November 2023
Kerin O'Keefe: 95 Points
Aromas of fragrant purple flower mingle with spiced plum and Mediterranean scrub on the bold 2020 Uccelliera Brunello. It?s enveloping and delicious doling out raspberry jam fleshy Marasca cherry licorice and grilled sage accompanied by velvety tannins. A hint of spiced orange zest brightens the finish. Drink 2027?2032. Abv: 15% Kerin O?Keefe November 2024 ©kerinokeefe.com
Gardini Notes: 94 Points
A modern Brunello by Andrea Cortonesi with grapes processed with carbon dioxide in the pre-fermentation phase then aged in a mixture of woods between Slavonia and French oak. Olfaction that attacks on notes of red raspberry clementine peel and cloves. Savory mouth with memory of small fruits. - Luca Gardini
James Suckling: 94 Points
A compressed and fresh 2020 Brunello with red-cherry plum and peach character. Medium body fine tannins and a tangy finish. Give this two or three years to open and soften but it?s already crunchy and fresh. Delicious in fact. Best after 2026.
Decanter: 92 Points
Uccelliera suffered minor frost damage in 2020 and is among those estates that decided not to produce a Riserva in this vintage. I first tasted this from barrel soon after it was blended in 2021. Now in bottle it is still fully packed and vigorous. Starting from a profusion of lavender cinnamon and chocolate it progresses to a macerated cherry and blackberry coulis-soaked palate. The tannins layer up but are yielding. Warming alcohol rises too ? hopefully it will be able to maintain poise as it ages. Mediterranean herbs infuse the finish. Tasted by: Michaela Morris
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