Tasting Notes
Matthew Fioretti judges this as about ready now to re-release and show a Cerbaiona Brunello in peak form.
Having tasted this and the near-legendary 2010, in the last year, it’s notable that even the passing of 10 years hasn’t darkened this wine up enough to be quite like anything else from Montalcino. It’s clear this site is unique. Its red tones have really deepened, but are still essentially of dense roses and raspberry, with violet and spicy earth notes. That essential Cerbaiona freshness is woven all the way through. Superb wine of elegance and density. - Importer Note
This Cerbaiona Brunello is more than just the result of its ‘intermediate’ zone location i.e. not the leaner and more restrained north, nor the richer, more ripe southern part of Montalcino. No, here and exactly on the Cerbaiona ridge, with its exaggerated and obvious limestone and shale-infused sandy soil, something very individual happens.
Wanting to move away from what he refers to as a somewhat ‘hit or miss’ approach under Cerbaiona founder Diego Molinari, Fioretti has extensively replanted with massale and selected clones.
This, along with close planting and an incredibly detailed winery overhaul, will take all but the most adverse vintage vagaries out of play and let one of Italy’s greatest vineyard sites clear to do its thing.
| Product Type | Wine Red Sangiovese |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Sub Region | Montalcino |
| Winemaking Practices | Minimal Intervention |
| Vineyard Practices | Minimal Intervention |