Il Marroneto - Brunello di Montalcino Madonna Delle Grazie 2018

Decanter

About wine:

The bottling of this unique vineyard is a selection of small detached bunches, which translates into dense fruit and a confident structure. Compared to the estate's "classic" Brunello, it often presents a more earthy and autumnal character. The 2018 follows this trend with aromas of chestnut and undergrowth juxtaposed with the sweetness of the vintage's fruit. Layers of long, suede-like tannins envelop a fleshy black cherry. As it opens up, subtle hints of pepper, leather, and incense herald what is to come. Above all, Madonna delle Grazie embodies the most positive attributes of the vintage, flowing with agility and grace. 2024-2036

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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The Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie Il Marroneto 2018 reveals both elegance and power. The fruit is crisp and lively, while the wine has medium weight and a more elaborate style. This vintage from Il Marroneto has two personalities. On the one hand, we have a wine that is bursting with beautiful primary fruit but is a little more immediate; on the other, we have a wine that promises good aging potential thanks to its freshness and silky tannins that melt on the palate. It is young but also aged. It is racy but also complex. The fruit comes from the vineyard below the Madonna delle Grazie chapel and the wine is aged in special oak barrels for 41 months. A total of 8,500 bottles are produced.

Wine Enthusiast

Jancis Robinson

Vinous

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The Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie 2018 takes its time to open up in the glass, complex and darkly seductive with its musky notes of red currant and savory spices, but with lovely swirling rose nuances. A hint of sweet smoke adds a nice contrast. Its textures are like flowing velvet, with a chalky mineral coloring that appears quickly, perfectly balanced by a massive wave of dark red berries; but through it all, the balance is expertly maintained by a streamlined acidity that creates a sense of total inner harmony. The 2018 leaves a structured sensation, but its tannins are silky and fine, combined with a hint of violet and a resonance of lavender that I find extremely seductive. I have tasted this wine over the last two years and have followed this recent bottle for 48 hours; at which point it never faltered and only gained depth and complexity. Il Marroneto's Madonna delle Grazie 2018 is undoubtedly one of the three best wines of the vintage. I tip my hat to Alessandro Mori and his team. 2025-2033

James Suckling

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It offers a range of red and black fruits with coffee, dark chocolate, sweet spices, and crushed earth. It is medium-bodied to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a pronounced black fruit character on the palate. Somewhat tight and structured, with a firm, persistent finish that reveals notes of walnut shells and crushed stone. Best enjoyed after 2025.

Jeb Dunnuck