2016 Argiano Brunello di Montalcino

Sangiovese Grosso - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JS 97 JD 94 WA 94 VN 94 DC 93 WS 93
JS 97

jamessuckling.com, December 2020

A very polished red with cloves and caramel, on top of black cherries, mushrooms and forest floor. Black olives, too. It's full-bodied with polished tannins and lovely depth all the way through. Lightly chewy. Juicy...
JD 94

jebdunnuck.com, March 2021

The 2016 Brunello has lifted aromas of confected raspberry fruit, crushed roses, cedar, and sweet licorice. The palate opens with ripe red plum, cocoa, and dried herbs, with velvety tannins. The 2016 is an elegant wine...
WA 94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2020

The Argiano 2016 Brunello di Montalcino shows a lovely transparency to its appearance and follows with lifted red fruit aromas, cassis, wild cherry and blue flower. It is made with a simple approach, fermented in cement...
VN 94

Vinous, December 2023

The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is dark, dusty and floral, with hints of crushed stone and violet pastille embellishing black cherries. This is energetic and silky-smooth, with cooling minerality and juicy acidity...
DC 93

Decanter, March 2021

Under new ownership since 2013, the historic Argiano estate has made a number of positive changes, which include increasing biodiversity, converting to organic viticulture and moving away from small barrels to ageing in...
WS 93

Wine Spectator, June 2021

The supple texture and medium-body easily support the ripe cherry, raspberry and plum fruit, while earth, leather and tobacco add grace notes. Very harmonious, even at this stage, this red is bright and long, with a...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type
Red
Varietal
Sangiovese Grosso
Country
Italy
Region
Tuscany
Vintage
2016
Size
750ML
Percent alcohol
14%
Closure
Cork

Since 1888, only the finest Sangiovese Grosso grapes grown on the estate have been used to make Argiano Brunello di Montalcino. Grapes are selected from the most noble vineyard plots, vinified, then aged for 1 year in both French oak barriques and tonneaux. In the 2nd year, the wine is transferred to large Slavonian oak barrels, which allow the wine to achieve balance. Finally, after completing 2 years of maturation in wood, the wine is transferred into concrete tanks.

The combination of concentrated, ripe grapes undergoing fermentation at meticulously controlled temperatures, together with careful ageing in a selection of different oak barrels, produces red wines that conserve that incredible aging potential for which Brunello di Montalcino is famous for.