Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- Italie
- Région:
- Toscane
- Appellation précise:
- Brunello di Montalcino
- Millésime:
- 2013
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Cépage(s):
- 100% Sangiovese
- Terroir:
- Sols marno-calcaires caillouteux
- Vendanges:
- Manuelles
- Vinification:
- Fermentation en cuves ciment avec levures indigènes
- Elevage:
- Environ 36 mois en grands fûts de chêne slaves puis une longue phase de vieillissement en bouteilles
- Degré:
- 14,5%
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2023
- Apogée :
- 2028-2038
- Boire avant :
- 2043
- Conseil de service :
- Carafer
- Servir à :
- 17°
Description
Ce Brunello est un mythe qui voit son premier millésime produit en 1988 par la famille Bondi Santi, cofondateur du vignoble de Montalcino. Ce Brunello voit un élevage de 3 ans en fût de Slavonie. Le millésime 2013 particulièrement réussi à Barolo est une vraie réussite pour le Domaine.
Le premier nez exprime des notes de roses séchées et de sous-bois. Les fruits noirs à l’eau de vie et de truffe se fondent dans une fraîcheur d’eucalyptus magnifique et complexe. En bouche, c’est une main de fer dans un gant de velours. Énorme structure et équilibre exceptionnel. Ce 2013 montre une maturité de tanins rare, c’est un Brunello à ne pas rater !
Suggestion gourmande
Osso bucco et ses aubergines à la parmesane
Avis des Experts
James Suckling
"A fresh, linear 2013 with cherry, mushroom and cedar character. Lots of blue fruit as well. Medium-to full-bodied with firm, polished tannins and a creamy finish. Still very tight, this needs time to open if you want to drink it now, Try decanting two or three hours in advance. Best after 2024."
The Wine Advocate
"The Biondi-Santi 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a stunning wine from all points of view. Seamless integration and elegant complexity are what stand out, and it's worth dedicating a few extra lines to the aromatic depth that is put so beautifully on display as the wine slowly unfolds. The bouquet starts off with wild cherry, earth, wet ash, crème de cassis and pruny chocolate. With extra time, there are hints of dried tobacco leaf, sandalwood and mossy forest floor. These lead to a fine tail of dried herb, bay leaf and a touch of rusty nail. The Riserva comes in numbered bottles, and I opened number 04277. To the palate, the wine is streamlined and silky with smooth tannins and a well-managed 13.5% alcohol content. The oak presence is reduced to a minimum, offering mild hints of spice and the delicate sandalwood or dried fig aroma I described above. Fresh acidity is the glue that gives the wine buoyancy and staying power. At this young stage, this 2013 vintage could be considered a bit shy or slow to start, but this will play out to great advantage in the long term as the wine continues its bottle evolution."
Wine Spectator
"Tense and elegant, this red evokes strawberry, cherry, floral, iron and rosemary aromas and flavors. Harmonious in its linear profile and smooth, yet with adequate tannins for a long life ahead. The fresh finish balances fruit and balsamic elements."
Decanter
Jancis Robinson
"Just mid ruby with orange tinges. Cool yet intense and complex on the nose. Contained yet deep. Minerally notes of cherry and blood orange. Compact transparent and with embryonic austerity. Reluctant to show it all, but the balance is sheer perfection. Finely powdered tannins and an elegant, medium palate weight."
Wine Enthusiast
"Aromas of forest berries, rose and camphor with whiffs of underbrush and new leather slowly take shape on this radiant red. Elegant to the point of being almost ethereal, it's still youthfully austere, featuring tangy cranberry, sour cherry, orange zest and star anise before a black tea finish. Tightly wound, refined tannins and bright acidity provide the framework."
Immense Brunello issu d’un millésime mature à souhait !