Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (750ml)
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Description
Casanova di Neri's 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is a Sangiovese from Tuscany's most prestigious subregion. This vintage carries a commemorative label marking the producer's 40th anniversary, and it shows why the house has earned its reputation: a wine that balances classical structure with immediate approachability.
The bouquet draws you in with dusty florals, exotic spices, and dried strawberries. On the palate, the wine unfolds with silk-like suppleness, its dark red fruit and mineral undertones revealing themselves gradually across a long, layered finish. Balsam herbs, cedar, and tobacco emerge as the wine breathes, all held in check by fine, composed tannins. This is a Brunello with bright cherry and blackberry fruit that remains vivid and intact, unusual for the vintage. The acidity sits softly in the background, and the tannins are managed with obvious care. A wine built to age, yet already pleasant to drink now.
Expert Reviews
This 2018 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino has very refined, sweet oak spice with a little hint of vanilla, cream, pepper and cherry. The tannins are very finely textured but firm and grippy, and together with juicy acidity they combine into a long, savory, tightly wound palate. There is good concentration here of black cherry fruit, as well as finely integrated oak flavors. This producer makes a firm style of Brunello but of excellent quality, and this 2018 is no exception. This wine is not showing its full potential yet and needs more time to open up, but it already has a lovely combination of firmness and finesse. (The Wine Independent)
The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino keeps me coming back to the glass to take in its pretty bouquet of dusty florals, exotic spices and dried strawberries. This is like pure silk on the palate, seamless and supple, with depths of dark red fruit and mineral tones that add a more tactile feel toward the close. Balsam herbs, cedar and tobacco all resonate throughout the long and dramatic finale, as fine tannins frame the experience with youthful poise. As is often the case, Casanova di Neri is a master at creating one of the region's most balanced and enjoyable “entry-level” Brunellos.
With a special commemorative label that celebrates its 40th birthday (1978–2018), the Casanova di Neri 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is lush and carefully concentrated to offer intensity and textural richness. The bright fruit remains intact in this wine, with plenty of cherry and blackberry, in an encouraging nod to the future cellar potential of this bottle. Many Brunellos from this vintage reveal faded or dried fruit, but thankfully not this wine. The acidity is mild, falling softly to the background, and the tannins are expertly managed. Only the finish is a bit leaner and quicker than anticipated. The wine ages in large oak casks for 42 months, and this year's production is an ample 105,000 bottles. Happy anniversary.