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Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino 2015

Reviews

99 -James Suckling -

98+ -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

Giacomo Neri and his family have crafted a wine that impresses from the first sip forward (especially when the wine is given ample time to open). The Casanova di Neri 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova must be treated with patience, and that patience is returned with many great rewards. Blackberry, plum and summer cherry are slowly folded into lasting flavors of spice, leather and beautiful balsam or medical herb. These are always a distinctive signature of this estate. The aromas flow with seamless transitions, and that fluid and ever-changing nature of the bouquet is what helps to build intensity and staying power. Fruit is harvested from a south- and southeast-facing slope at 250 to 300 meters above sea level. The soils are mixed loosely with crushed rock, allowing access to air and moisture. Indeed, pretty mineral accents appear as the wine takes on more air in the glass. What stands out most in this Brunello is the quality of the bouquet that is rigid and firm, yet not excessively so. You feel the structural texture of the wine as it sits firmly over the palate, yet there is mobility and softness to its many moving parts. I tasted this wine at various intervals over a 24-hour period. Tenuta Nuova was bottled in June 2018, and some 70,032 bottles were released.

98 -Falstaff -

98 -Raffaele Vecchione, WinesCritic.com -

Defined and deep in the glass, with notes of red flowers—hibiscus, lavender, wild violet—and thyme. The background is full of energy, featuring various citrus notes of lime, lemon, and bergamot. Juicy and concentrated on the palate, it displays a medium-to-full body, perfectly ripe tannins, and a defined finish of remarkable quality that is primarily horizontal in character. Best from 2021.

97 -Decanter -

Tenuta Nuova has been produced since 1993. It represents Casanova di Neri's 'newer' vineyard of Le Cetine in the southern reaches of Montalcino which boasts stony galestro soils. This manages the warmth and ripeness of the vintage with tremendous sophistication. Balsamic herbs, Mediterranean shrub, juniper and crushed stone overlay layers of focused, luscious currants and black cherries. A bit of an iron fist in a velvet glove - but much more velvet glove than iron fist. Finishes long and invigoratingly salty.

97 -Jeb Dunnuck, 96 -

On another level, the flagship 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova shows the warm, sexy style of this vintage beautifully, boasting a translucent ruby/purple color as well as incredible aromatics of ripe cherries, dried rose petals, new leather, spice, and dried herbs. Beautifully complex aromatically, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness as well as a weightless, elegant texture that carries sweet tannins.

94 -Wine Spectator -

Technical Details

Blend 100% Sangiovese
Winemaker Giacomo Neri
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
Vineyard Tenuta Nuova, northeast-facing vineyard in Castelnuovo dell'Abate area of Montalcino, approximately 7 hectares at 250-350m elevation
Farming Method Sustainable Practices
Oak Small to medium-sized tonneaux and barriques
Fermentation Destemmed and optically sorted, then transferred into temperature-controlled, truncated conical steel vats for native yeast fermentation and maceration over 25 days
Aging / Cooperage 43 months in barrel, 6 months in bottle
Alcohol 13.9%
Production 5,836 cases

Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino 2015

Name: Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino 2015
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014740
Price: 114.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Sangiovese | Tuscany

JS99, WA98+, FS98, RV98, DC97, VN97, WS94

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Sustainable Practices

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Giovanni Neri purchased the 200 hectares of Podere Casanova east of Montalcino in 1971, drawn by the estate's galestro soils (a friable clay and shale that Sangiovese loves) and its altitude between 420 and 490 meters. His son Giacomo took over in 1991 and began a transformation of the estate that culminated in a remarkable run of top scores and a Wine Spectator Wine of the Year for the 2001 Tenuta Nuova. Tenuta Nuova is the estate's boldest project: a pioneering vineyard planted in the Le Cetine area of Montalcino's southern reaches, where Giacomo used scientific investigation to identify the optimal clones, rootstocks, and densities for powerful yet polished Brunello.

The 2015 Tenuta Nuova drew extraordinary critical attention. James Suckling awarded 99, Wine Advocate 98+, Farr Vintners 98, Rupert Valentini 98, and Decanter 97, with Vinous and Wine Spectator also at the top of their respective scales. James Suckling described a beautiful, complex bouquet of dried herbs, white truffles, asphalt, cherry stones, peppercorns, spice, and tea leaves, with firm, bright, layered tannins and a salty character leading to an almost endless finish. The pricing here is exceptional for a wine drawing this level of universal critical praise. Don't wait another minute! Less than a case remains.

About The Producer

Casanova di Neri was founded in 1971 by Giovanni Neri, when he purchased and restored a 200 hectare working farm on the eastern side of Montalcino. At the time, there were only 30 producers in the new region, which had just received DOC status a few years prior. Giovanni set out to make the next great Italian red, and had his sights set on Brunello – and in 1978, the winery’s first Brunello di Montalcino was produced. In just a few decades, Casanova di Neri would be producing Italian reds to universal acclaim, earning Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Year award in 2006. The estate and its seven vineyards across the Montalcino region are family-owned to this day, currently led by the third-generation owners, Giovanni and Gianlorenzo Neri.

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