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Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino 2016

Reviews

100 -Falstaff -

99 -James Suckling -

Incredibly complex with black truffle, spice, flowers, currants and black cherries. Smells like a bouquet of flowers. Full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and incredible depth and length. Seamless and structured with great tannins for long-term aging. It goes on for minutes. Great class. This is a fabulous wine for the cellar. Drinkable now, but give it time.

97+ -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

This is one of my sweetheart wines from Montalcino. The Casanova di Neri 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova offers a long list of aromas on an ever-shifting and fluid bouquet. You get bright cherry, rose potpourri, black truffle, caramel, butterscotch, sandalwood, road pavement and chalky mineral. In fact, each time I come back to this wine, that mineral element seemed to grow in intensity and scope. The wine offers a grounded fruit side that is contrasted nicely against a grounded oak component. The mouthfeel is creamy and long, and the wine shows terrific tannic integration. When you come back hours later, you might find black olive, bresaola and licorice.

97 -Raffaele Vecchione, WinesCritic.com -

Incandescent and multifaceted showing a profile rich in notes of black prunes, blackberries, black tea leaves, incense, withered camphor, orange blossom and juniper berries. The secondary profile is noble and centred and slowly reveals hints of turmeric, salted caramel and dried banana. Full bodied, naturally beautiful tannins that make up the taste of this solid and compact Brunello and a sharp finale and a fresh and decisively vertical closure. Better from 2022.

97 -Decanter -

Tenuta Nuova is Casanova di Neri’s southern expression of Brunello. Vines were planted in 1989 and Gianlorenzo Neri says they are now hitting their stride, giving wines with more persistence and depth than earlier vintages. The 2016 clearly demonstrates both of these attributes. It is not as immediate as the white label but unfolds decorously with earth, tar, leather, black currants and cinnamon. The tannins are refined, clinging to the palate with a clayey texture. Pristine and polished with masses of personality, the briny undertow cleanses the mouth brilliantly. Balsam and orange carry the finish.

96 -Jeb Dunnuck -

96 -Vinous -

The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova drawing you in with a display of exotic brown spice, mint and cedar dust. Further coaxing unlocks depths of cherry, plum, hints of dark chocolate and roses. It coasts along a medium-bodied frame with velvety richness, complemented by polished red and black fruits while contrasted by brisk acids and hints of sour citrus. This coats the teeth in concentration, as if you can feel the pulp, seeds and skins of its fruit, while a layer of fine tannin slowly grounds you back to earth. The Tenuta Nuova already has so much to give, yet it will be many years before it reaches its apex. Wow. Thinking back to my tasting of the 2015, I can't say that the 2016 is necessarily a better wine, just a little less immediate. Either way, both wines are beautiful expressions of vintage.

95 -Wine Spectator -

A bright, pure version, boasting raspberry, black cherry and blackberry flavors married to a fluid profile. The structure is present, yet both the lively acidity and fine-grained tannins are in harmony. The focus is really on the fruit here, with accents of graphite, earth, tobacco and underbrush. Best from 2023 through 2045. 5,831 cases made, 1,200 cases imported.

Technical Details

Blend 100% Sangiovese
Winemaker Giacomo Neri
Country Italy
Region Toscana
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
Aging / Cooperage 43 months in barrel, 6 months in bottle
Alcohol 13.9%
Production 5,831 cases

Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino 2016

Name: Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino 2016
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014865
Price: 124.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Sangiovese | Toscana

FS100, JS99, WA97+, RV97, DC97, JD96, VN96, WS95

Sustainable Practices

$180.00

$124.95

750ML

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Casanova di Neri's southern-facing Brunello, from vines planted in 1989, showing bright cherry, tar, leather, black currant, and cinnamon with refined, clay-textured tannins. From an outstanding vintage, it's praised for depth and persistence beyond earlier releases of this bottling.

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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