Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino White Label 2017 MAGNUM

Jacky Blisson MW

GardiniNotes.com

Another bottle of great completeness, from a winery that is showing one of the evolutionary lines of the denomination. Nose of arbutus, with touches of gardenia and juniper and finish of blood orange peel. The mouthfeel is crisp and taut with sapid tannins and a fruity-balsamic finish.

International Wine Report

Sweet and fulfilling in the sensory profile showing notes of red prunes, sweet caramel, white almonds, magnolia and gardenia flowers. Full bodied, softly structured and enveloping it hides strength and precision of execution. A finale of medium length that will come out over time. In 2017 Cerretalto wasn’t produced so all the grapes went into this white label.

Intravino

Elegance and pleasantness, agile strawberry and lively purple, peony, black pepper, blood and iron the finish, well balanced.

Vinous

Dusty florals, musky cherry and raspberry with hints of mentholated herbs waft up from the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino. This is enveloping and soft, with sweet exotic spices and juicy, vibrant acidity giving way to tart wild berries and rosy inner florals. There’s amazing length, hard red candies and violets, and sweet tannin that goes on and on, creating a somewhat chewy yet also fresh expression. The 2017 benefits from all of the fruit that would usually go into the single-vineyard Cerretalto Brunello, though even with it, production is down by 35%. That said, this is stunning juice.

Good Food Revolution

A powerful, aromatic wine redolent with a myriad of ripe red fruit, exotic spice, and citrus oil. The palate is weighty, yet well defined, with diffuse, chalky tannins and a beautifully fresh, hugely persistent finish

Vivino