Altesino Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2013 [1.5 L MAGNUM]
(Tuscany, Italy) - [WS 95] [WA 94+] [JS 94] [VM 93] [WE 92]

Notes from the Winemaker:.
Brunello di Montalcino is the ambassador of top quality Italian wines around the world, the first wine to receive the DOCG appellation. Brunello is a brilliant ruby red colour, tending towards garnet red with age. Its bouquet is intense, pure, pleasant and refined, reminiscent of sweet violet, tobacco, chocolate and pleasant hints of wild berries and vanilla. Its flavour fully confirms the above in a well-balanced, full-bodied wine with good tannins and a solid structure.

Technical Information

GRAPE: Sangiovese 100%
FERMENTATION: Traditional
AGEING: 4 years (a minimum of 2 years in oak barrels)
REFINEMENT: 4 months in bottle
ALCOHOL IN VOLUME: 13,00/14,00%
AGEING CAPABILITY: 20 years or more
FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1972


SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18°C
FOOD COMBINATION: Red meat, roasts, noble game and medium aged cheese.

95 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"An intense perfume of juniper, bay laurel, sage, rose and berries marks this silky red. The structure is there, yet superb balance and refined tannins help this retain elegance through the long finish. Almost ethereal in its presence. Best from 2021 through 2036. 10,000 cases made." - BS (Web Only - 2018)

94+ Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino is absolutely unique in terms of its aromatic display. To me, the nose is particularly beautiful because I have a preference for balsamic notes of cola, mint or medicinal herb (that may not be to everyone's liking). You get those in spades here. These aromas are often more prominent in cooler vintages like 2013 in the Brunello appellation. In this case, they resemble intense eucalyptus. There is subtle fruit at the back, with wild berry and plum. The mouthfeel here is absolutely silky, fresh and streamlined. It is stitched finely together like lace. I am curious to see how a wine like this ages and whether the aromas hold tight or eventually fall flat. I would suggest a slightly shorter drinking window. But for now, this is my kind of Brunello. Bottoms up!" - Monica Larner (28th Feb 2018)

94 Points - James Suckling:
"A wealth of ripe fruit with spice, orange peel and cherry. Full body, fine tannins and a bright and vivid finish. Drink in 2021." (November 27, 2017)

93 Points - Vinous Media:
"Bright red. Extremely perfumed aromas of violet and raspberry on the enticing nose. Then more raspberry, but also blueberry and strawberry flavors and a strong juicy fruit-cocktail-like quality on the palate that persists nicely. Really lovely Brunello bursting at the seams with fresh bright fruit, and already utterly irresistible now. I had trouble not gulping my glass down all at once." - Ian D'Agata (Apr 2018)

92 Points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine:
"This medium-bodied red opens with earthy aromas of underbrush, violet and chopped aromatic herb. The racy linear palate doles out sour cherry, pomegranate and licorice alongside firm acidity and a backbone of fine-grained tannins." - Kerin O'Keefe (5/1/2018)