2019 Brunello di Montalcino
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From three hectares of vines nestled in the forest, facing southeast, toward Mount Amiata. The 2019 – a vintage that is already garnered serious acclaim – is stunning. This is a pure, vibrant and elegant expression of Sangiovese. The nose is sweet and scented, with more delicate florals sitting alongside mineral tones and a real depth of fresh cherry fruit that explodes in the glass. It’s gorgeous on the palate, feeling entirely whole with a voluptuosity to its medium body. There are layers of strawberries, raspberries, rose petals and hints of orange peel, all cut by terrific acidity. The tannins are fine and savoury, velvet-textured, with the round core of fruit leading on to a long, smoky, saline finish with an almost tarry intensity. It’s so well balanced that it feels amazingly approachable now, but will be best drunk from 2029 onwards.
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James Suckling
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent
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When I tasted this wine with its maker, the celebrated enologist Carlo Ferrini, he told me that he put every last drop of love into the 2019 vintage. He believes it is the best wine he has made thus far at his relatively new Giodo project that started in 2009. Indeed, I would rank the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino as high as or even better than the best vintages made at this boutique estate. In my mind, they are 2010, 2016 and now 2019. This wine comes from a three-hectare plot with 19-year-old vines that are cared for obsessively. This amphitheater-shaped parcel called La Poderina is nestled deep within the forest on a steep slope that overlooks Monte Amiata in the distance. The soils are white in color with lots of rocks. This is a wine of depth and dimension, with vibrant energy, elegant balsamic notes and sweetly ripened fruit. The medium fruit weight is balanced against the wine's acidity and fine tannins. It ends with floral notes of violet and iris.
“Aromas of cedar, earth, tree bark, fruit tea, black tea and cherries. Then it turns to fresh and dried flowers. Medium to full body as it grows on the palate with superb fine tannins that run the length of the wine. It’s structured and powerful with great length. The acid, tannin balance is incredible. Very clear and transparent. What a wine. Drinkable but better in three or four years.”
“Made from 100% Sangiovese, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino is medium garnet-purple in color. It soars from the glass with classic notions of dried cherries, tobacco leaf, and ripe redcurrants, followed by wafts of wild sage and crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate shimmers with energetic red berry and mineral-inspired flavors with a racy backbone and grainy tannins, finishing with a real skip in its step.”
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About the producer
Podere Giodo is a six-hectare wine estate in Brunello di Montalcino situated between Sant’Angelo in Colle and Sant’Antimo. The estate was set up by Carlo Ferrini in 2000 and is managed by Carlo and his daughter Bianca. The name Giodo is a contraction of his parents’ names, Giovanna and Donatello.