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Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino 2020

Reviews

97 -Decanter -

Brunello has enjoyed a run of successful vintages, culminating in the beautiful generosity and succulence of the 2019s, however Il Marroneto is one of the few estates to improve on that with their 2020. Cherries infused with florals accompany succulent plummy fruits with an undercurrent of youthful creaminess. Fine-grained tannins lurk in the background, refusing to steal the thunder from a biting, zesty blood orange finish. Wonderful stuff.

97 -James Suckling -

96 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

The Il Marroneto 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is a wine of special depth and elegance. Alessandro Mori tells me that fermentation in 2020 proceeded nicely with what he describes as a primordial stew of grape must, resulting in high pressure geysers or liquid bombs that rip right through the cap because of pressure build-up. Someone is having tons of fun in the winery. High temperatures (between 36 to 38 degrees Celsius) serve to fix the wine's ruby color and the elegance of its perfumes, which are more floral than fruity. At the end of fermentation, he manages the skins with light wetting by hand with a tube. This vintage offers softness and a silky texture that feels glossy to the palate.

96 -Vinous -

The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is an understated beauty, slowly emerging with a delicate blend of rose petals, fresh mint, crushed rocks and vividly ripe black cherries. It hovers across the palate, lifted and finessed yet spry, with ripe red berry fruits and hints of lavender, taking on a liquid floral concentration toward the close. Pleasantly chewy and long, the 2020 leaves the senses stained in primary concentration, with a tinge of bitter cranberry and pretty inner florals that resonate over a bed of classically dry tannins. This is a more concentrated and intense yet wonderfully balanced rendition of Il Marroneto's Brunello.

96 -Raffaele Vecchione, WinesCritic.com -

Precise and vibrant in its sensorial profile, it shows notes of lemon peel, ginger, wild thyme, lime, bergamot, lemongrass, karkadè, marjoram, eucalyptus, hawthorn and magnolias. Many shades of white myrtle, plums, currants and raspberries enliven the secondary scene with the right dynamism and the right crunchiness of the small red fruits. Medium body, perfectly ripe, silky tannins, incredibly graceful in their position in the wine matrix and a finish of commendable beauty. Better from 2026.

96 -Kerin O'Keefe -

Showing structure and finesse, the Il Marroneto 2020 Brunello is a wonderful expression of the vintage and shows the estate’s hallmark elegance and class. It opens with aromas of violet, ripe forest berry, camphor and pine forest that on the focused, savory palate segue into wild strawberry, ripe Marasca cherry, cake spice and crushed mint. It’s balanced, with fine-grained tannins and a core of tangy acidity.

95 -Falstaff -

Technical Details

Blend 100% Sangiovese
Winemaker Alessandro & Iacopo Mori
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Sub Region Tuscany
Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
Vineyard Il Marroneto
Farming Method Organic Practices
Oak Ferments and ages first in large 40 hL casks, and then into 26 hL casks for about 3 years
Fermentation Native yeast fermentation in large format neutral oak
Aging / Cooperage 3 years in cask followed by about 10 months in bottle
Alcohol 14.5%

Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino 2020

Name: Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino 2020
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1013735
Price: 119.95 USD
Availability: InStock

Sangiovese | Tuscany

DC97, JS97, WA96, VN96, RV96, KO96, FS95

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It’s almost not even worth reading what we have to say when you have a literal STACK of critics’ raving remarks on a powerhouse Brunello such as this. Alas, we have to get at least one word in: marvelous. That’s it! Over $50 off and stupidly limited… I beg you to get as much as humanly possible.

Il Marroneto was founded in 1974 by Giuseppe Mori, a lawyer from Siena who, as the story goes, was so captivated by the majestic views over the Orcia valley that he bought the property the very next day as a holiday retreat. The estate takes its name from a historic building on the property, going back to the 13th century and originally used for drying chestnuts ("marroni" in Tuscan dialect) that once served the nearby Madonna delle Grazie chapel. Giuseppe planted the first vines in the mid-’70s, and his son Alessandro, who had followed his father into a career in law, made the first vintage by hand in 1980. He was hooked, eventually turning his passion for Brunello into a philosophy of life when he took over the winery in the 1990s.

Set on steep, cool, north-facing slopes at roughly 400-430 meters elevation, just below the town walls of Montalcino, the roughly 8-hectare estate benefits from cool night winds and significant temperature swings that produce wines of stupendous elegance, freshness, and layered complexity. This signature reflects Alessandro's staunchly traditional approach of native-yeast fermentation, minimal intervention, and long aging in large oak casks. Today Alessandro continues the family legacy alongside his son Iacopo, crafting some of the most elegant and long-lived Brunellos in all of Montalcino.

This 2020 is all understated elegance and depth, praised widely as a classic Brunello and a most refined expression of the vintage. The nose leans more floral than fruity, layering violets, rose petals, mint, and orange peel over ripe cherry and darker plum, with intriguing accents of crushed rock and savory herbs. On the palate it's all of those same notes – but amplified – and silky yet robust, carried by cashmere tannins and vibrant, humming acidity that culminates in a zesty blood orange-tinged finish.

FOOD PAIRINGS: Hear me out – a hearty white bean soup with tomato, pancetta, lacinto kale, and loads of parmesan… dream-worthy!

About The Producer

Il Marroneto was founded in 1974 by Giuseppe Mori on the cool, steep slopes just north of Montalcino, placing the family squarely among Brunello's second wave of pioneers who planted their flags before the appellation's global boom took hold. The original cellar dates to 1246 and was once used as a drying room for chestnuts (marroni in the local dialect), which gave the estate its name. Giuseppe's son Alessandro walked away from a career in banking in Rome to take over in the 1990s, and it is under his direction that Il Marroneto has become one of the most sought-after names in Montalcino. The estate now covers 8 hectares of Sangiovese planted on sandy, mineral-rich soils at 430 meters above sea level, where cool night winds and significant diurnal temperature swings produce wines of notable freshness and precision. The portfolio is deliberately tight: a Rosso di Montalcino, a Brunello, and the flagship Madonna delle Grazie, a single-vineyard selection released only in exceptional vintages and aged for over 40 months in large oak casks before a minimum of ten months in bottle. A third generation is now involved, with Alessandro's son Iacopo contributing his own cuvée from barrel selections across the estate. The approach throughout is uncompromisingly traditional, and the results speak for themselves.

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