Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne DOCG 2019
(Tuscany, Italy) - [JS 99] [WA 95+] [VM 95] [WS 95]

About this winery:
Siro Pacenti bought his estate and planted his first vines in 1970, all of which still thrive today. The property is north of Montalcino, in Pelagrilli, and overlooks Siena with 22 hectares of Sangiovese in fresh, clay soils. In 1988, Giancarlo Pacenti took over operations at the winery, producing the first Rosso and Brunello di Montalcino that same year. 

His two vineyards lie in two very different areas of Montalcino: one to the northeast of the town, where the wines develop full, ripe qualities; and one to the hotter southwest area near Sant’Angelo in Colle, which produces a more powerful, minerally wine. Here's what Vinous Media's Antonio Galloni had to say about this winery:

Technical Data

Grapes: Sangiovese 100% coming from our vineyards of over 35 years old
Harvesting: Only by hand on a production for strain of 800/1.000 g., manual sorting of grapes on appropriate tables before and after the destemming
Wine-Making: In steel at controlled temperature
Aging: In french oak by 225 lt. for 24 months and then in bottle

Main data analysis:
Alcohol 15,5 %
Dry extract 33,6 gr/lt
Total acidity 5 gr/lt
PH 3,5

Tasting Notes

Structured and elegant, with silky tannins and a long finish.
This wine comes from two vineyards with vines over 35 years old; annual production is around 30,000 bottles.

Ratings & Reviews:

99 Points - James Suckling:
"Black cherries, lavender, black mushrooms, lead pencil and violets on the nose. Full-bodied with a powerful and polished tannin structure that follows through to the very end. Pure, silky texture. Fascinating aftertaste of ripe fruit, yet it’s fresh and tense. Some orange peel, too. Glorious at the end. So well crafted and pointed. This needs another three to five years to integrate but already extremely impressive." (Sep 2023)

95+ Points - Wine Advocate:
"Showing an inky dark appearance and made with old-vine fruit, the Siro Pacenti 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne has a note of baked blackberry pie with the crust, raspberry preserves, barbecue smoke, cigar box and every other rather extreme aromatic description you could apply to a heavily barrique-aged red wine. It's overblown for sure, especially at this young age, but experience teaches us that Siro Pacenti's wines need time, lots of time, before all the elements fall into palace. The alcohol is registered at 15%, and there are jackhammer tannins to close. Some 22,000 bottles were made, and they should be put aside for another 10 years." - Monica Larner (Dec 2023)

95 Points - Wine Spectator:
"A darker expression of the vintage, this red sports black cherry, blackberry, iron, tar and tobacco aromas and flavors. Dense and muscular, yet with vibrant acidity that keeps this long and focused. The tannins are resonant, and the lasting impression is of sweet fruit. Best from 2026 through 2042. 1,700 cases made, 480 cases imported." - Bruce Sanderson (June 2024)

95 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne is intense, bursting from the glsas with a blend of rosemary and spiced blood orange before evolving to show dried black cherries and hints of incense. This flows across the palate with velvety textures complicated by tactile mineral tones and zesty acidity as cool-toned red and black fruits slowly saturate. A web of fine-grained tannins envelops the senses as the 2019 finishes dramatically long and staining, leaving traces of cedary spice and inner rose to longer on and on. This is a formidable Vecchie Vigne that will pay dividends in the cellar." - Eric Guido (Dec 2023)