Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- Italie
- Région:
- Toscane
- Appellation précise:
- Brunello di Montalcino
- Millésime:
- 2016
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Cépage(s):
- 100% Sangiovese Grosso
- Terroir:
- Sols argilo-calcaires
- Vendanges:
- Manuelles
- Vinification:
- Pressurage doux des raisins, fermentation en cuves inox entre 28 et 29°C, macération de 10-15 jours
- Elevage:
- Durant 36 mois en foudres Slaves de 33hl puis 6 mois en bouteilles
- Degré:
- 14%
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2026
- Apogée :
- 2031-2043
- Boire avant :
- 2046
- Conseil de service :
- Carafer longuement
- Servir à :
- 16-17°
Description
Ce 100% Sangiovese est issu d’un terroir vallonné argilo-calcaire au cœur de la Toscane à une cinquantaine de kilomètres à peine de la côte méditerranéenne. Ce Brunello Riserva est élevé pendant 3 ans en fût slovénien complété par 6 mois de raffinement en bouteille avant commercialisation.
Nez de confiture de mûres et de pétales de roses à l’ouverture. L’évolution s’ouvre sur l’orange sanguine et les épices douces dans un raffinement boisé des plus subtils. La bouche semble déjà bien fondue dans demi-corps élancé aux tanins ultra purs.
Suggestion gourmande
Mignons de porc noir en viennoise de noisette, petits légumes glacés au café.
Avis des Experts
James Suckling
"Archetypal sangiovese with cherry and floral aromas as well as sandalwood. Medium- to full-bodied with firm, polished tannins. Tight and extremely structured yet there’s an impressive finesse and craftsmanship here. Fine velvety texture. Give it three to four years. Try after 2024."
The Wine Advocate
"The Sassetti Livio Pertimali 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva reveals thick textural fiber and determined power. A core of dark fruit and black cherry is framed by spice, toast, pressed rose and earthy garden soil. It moves over the palate with a creamy, full-bodied approach. With 5,000 bottles made, this Riserva ages in Slavonian oak casks for a generous 48 months. That prolonged aging could have dried out the tannins, but this wine skirts past that problem."
Vinous
"The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is brooding and powerful, wafting up with a darkly floral mix of sweet mint, smoke and animal musk before a core of black cherry emerges. The textures are like pure, elegant silk, slowly draped across the palate, delivering an array of opulent black and red fruits contrasted by zesty citrus tones and spice. The sheer density here is amazing, but even more impressive is that the 2016 stays in perfect balance from start to finish, tapering off long, structured and classically dry. The Pertimali Riserva is created through a selection in the vineyard, and it spends 48 months refining in oak casks. There will be no Riserva created in 2017 or 2018."