Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino White Label 2016

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International Wine Report

Precise and tailored, it enchants with fresh notes of red currant fruits, raspberries, red plums, ground cinnamon and juniper berries. In the background, the territorial essence is manifested in the memory of the pressed grape must which gives fragrance and character. Medium-full body, tannins with a refined and velvety tannic texture that caress the palate and a medium-length finish that closes in the explosion of a bewitching sweetness.

Robert Parker

This classic expression displays raspberry, tar, hazelnut, dried fig, asphalt and some crushed chalk. The wine is streamlined and compact in terms of mouthfeel, giving us an accessible Brunello from a benchmark Montalcino estate.

Vinous

Casanova di Neri's 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is a wine of pleasurable contrasts but also massive structure. Ripe dark fruits and autumnal spices offset savory herbs and hints of animal musk. It enters the mouth silky, cooling and lifted, with a noticeable inner sweetness to its polished cherry/berry flavors, but it then sways more toward inner earth, minerals and grippy tannins. The 2016 urges you to take another sip, as there’s so much upfront appeal; yet each time you do, it reminds you once again that it’s a painfully young Brunello in need of cellaring. That said, the potential here is incredibly high.

James Suckling

Tile and balsamic aromas with red plums and cherries. Full-bodied with a pretty center palate and ripe, rich fruit. It’s a little timid now, but shows violets, bark and black cherries at the finish.

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino has compelling aromatics of cherry liqueur, sweet licorice, cedar, and forested earth. The palate is crystalline and full-bodied, with red plum skin and warming spice. There is a lot to love here, as this wine casts a large net for its versatility. Enjoy some now and lay some down, this is a great value.

Jyllands Posten

Neri-familiens klassiske brunello har altid været min favorit blandt Giacomo Neris vine. Den er typisk lidt mere introvert og stringent i stilen end den sexede, mere modernistiske Tenuta Nuova, som plejer at tage alle med storm. 2016’eren er en klassevin; dyb, mørk og mineralsk i udtrykket, nærmest dyster. Fuld af medicinskab, røg, bålaske og kamfer. Stevnsbær, anis, rustne søm, tørrede urter og mint. Sådan kunne man blive ved. Smagen er dejlig tør og lineær. Tætvævet, masser af kontrolleret kraft. Den trykker alle de rigtige steder og har skønne faste tanniner. Snorlige vin. 95 point.

René Langdahl

Mørk og moden, dyster ja… i farven, for næsen siger naturvin! Ja sgu! Saftig og rødfrugtet, endda positivt grønkrydret, bondsk på den gode måde. Fuldstændig vild smag med VA, der dog aldrig bliver over grænsen, stram, hyperintens og mindelser om barolo-bourgogne, hvis den vintype findes.

Din VinGuide

Mørke, krydrede noter. Yderst flot struktur og masser af kompleksitet og lag i vinen. En stor vin!