2019 Val di Suga Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

A deep ruby/red hue, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino displays a brooding and serious profile initially, with aromas of dried cherries, cigar box, smoky incense, mint, and wild herbs. It comes to life with a refined and elegant feel on the palate, offering fine tannins, fresh, even acidity, and a lovely mineral-tinged backbone with wonderful freshness and purity. This is a gorgeous entry to the Brunello offerings of Val di Suga in this stellar vintage. Drink 2024-2040. - Audrey Frick

Immediate and accessible in personality, the Val di Suga 2019 Brunello di Montalcino (with 90,000 bottles released) is very clean and polished in presentation and especially from a tactile point of view. Neat fruit aromas of dark cherry, mulberry and cassis fold into spice and earthiness. The wine's bright freshness also stands out and adds intensity and vibrancy to this mid-weight Brunello.

A compilation of three distinctly diverse terroirs within Montalcino, Val di Suga’s estate Brunello is made up of equal shares from Vigna del Lago in the northeast, Poggio al Granchio in the southeast and Vigna Spuntali in the southwest. The bright ruby colour and youthful freshness are well preserved. Focused aromas of red cherry with flecks of pepper give way to deeper violet and sweet earth. Appealing and pure, the mid-weight palate offers a layer of luscious red berries and plump persimmon underscored by juicy acidity. Sandy textured tannins are supple and yielding. Hard to resist now. - Michaela Morris

A burst of wild berries, violet pastille and sweet smoke wafts up from the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino. This is a seductive effort with juicy acidity and vivid red and blue fruits that swirl throughout. Autumnal spices and dark chocolate slowly saturate toward the close. Inner florals cascade as the 2019 finishes long yet remarkably fresh with a licorice tinge and gently grippy tannins. The 2019 aims to please and will provide early satisfaction after a short stay in the cellar while waiting for the single vineyard wines to mature slowly.

Blueberries and berries with some floral components on the nose. Medium body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. A little light for the vintage. Drink or hold.