Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG 2019 (750ml) *
Product price
$156.99
Description
Brunello di Montalcino is Sangiovese in its most serious form, grown on the hills around the town of Montalcino in southern Tuscany and given long aging before release. This Riserva bottling from Donatella Cinelli Colombini comes from the organically farmed 2019 vintage and spends time in cement before finishing in a combination of tonneaux and large oak casks, a regime meant to build structure without smothering the fruit. At 15% alcohol, it carries real weight, and as a Riserva it is built for patience.
Expect a deep ruby pour and a layered nose that moves from flowery underbrush, violets, and sweet sage into cherry, dried strawberry, and baked plum, with the leather, smoke, and pipe tobacco notes that mark mature Sangiovese. The palate is full and concentrated but stays focused, licorice and wild berry threaded through with bright, crunchy acidity and a lick of autumnal spice. Tannins are substantial, velvety in feel yet firm enough to demand cellar time, closing on plum and a bitter nip of clove. Rich and warming, it will reward those who wait.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Brunello di Montalcino |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Producer | Donatella Cinelli Colombini Prime |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
This is a rich and powerful Brunello with a little extra concentration and grit to keep you warm on a chilly winter's night. It also reveals a potent 15% alcohol content that will serve well on those occasions. The organic 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva shows a lot of natural intensity with dried blackberry, baked plum and toasted almond shavings. The tannins are velvety and the wine remains quite structured throughout. It is aged in cement and aged in both tonneaux and large oak casks. Production is 10,400 bottles. (Wine Advocate, November 2024)
The 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva is a deep ruby/red color and is layered in the glass with pleasing floral and subtle rustic undertones in its aromas of cherry lozenge, sweet sage, violets, saddle leather, and tobacco leaf. The palate is pure and focused, with full-bodied concentration, ripe tannins, bright acidity, and a crunchy fresh feel throughout a great finish. I have been enamored by these releases from Donatella Cinelli Colombini, and this is certainly no exception. Drink 2026-2040. (Jeb Dunnuck, January 2025)
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva captivates with an earthy bouquet of flowery underbrush, leather and smoke that gives way to dried strawberries and hints of pipe tobacco. Seamlessly silky and medium-bodied, it flows across the palate with licorice-tinged wild berry fruits as autumnal spices amass toward the close. The 2019 finishes with hulking tannins offset by a bump of residual acidity as nuances of plum mix with a bitter nip of ground cloves. This will require patience but has the balance for a long and steady evolution. (Vinous)