Castello Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino 2018

Castello Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino 2018

95+ pts Jeb Dunnuck:
Elegantly woven together, the 2018 Brunello Di Montalcino is herbaceous with compelling aromas of tarragon, red cherry preserve, medicinal herbs, saline, and dried rose petals. It displays graceful ease and arch through the palate, with its layers gently coaxing through a long finish. It is noted by red raspberry, sweet herbs, fresh orange, and softly textured stony earth, and it has refreshing acidity with a delicate throughline and ultra-fine tannins. This is an absolutely gorgeous and gracefully transparent expression to drink over the next 15-20 years. 

94 pts Vinous:
Darkly alluring and dusty in style, the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino impresses with a blend of dried citrus peels, shavings of cedar, flowery undergrowth, black cherries and Tuscan dust. It’s soft-textured, buoyant even, with depths of velvety, textural red and blue fruits and sweet liquid inner violet tones that stain the palate. The 2018 finishes fresh and long with notions of wild blueberry and hints of balsamic spice, framed by a coating of fine tannin. Romitorio used all of their fruit that is usually reserved for the Riserva to bolster their Brunello in 2018. Production was also down by 15% due to a strict selection to eliminate moldy berries. That said, this is a total success for the vintage.

94 pts James Suckling:
I like the dried violet undertones to the red and blue fruit, along with some walnut husk and olive. There’s so much flavor here, packed into a compact core framed by silky, firm tannins. Dense and focused. Try after 2024.

Castello Romitorio酒莊命名來自十二世紀起，就於Montalcino產區西北邊，雄偉矗立於高坡處的同名古堡，1984年由意大利知名前衛派畫家Sandro Chia購入後，重新修復城堡古蹟、開耕葡萄園與建立酒莊。Castello Romitorio酒莊釀酒風格創新中卻又保留屬於Montalcino產區的風土滋味。釀酒顧問Carlo Ferrini曾於Ricasoli、Casanova diNeri、Ruffino等同區的頂尖酒莊服務，深知當地品種特性，善於將其純粹的風味完美表現，是專精於Sangiovese的專家，也是Wine Enthusiast雜誌票選為2007年度的釀酒師。酒莊每款佳釀皆有Sandro Chia的知名畫作，並與其酒款風格所互相輝映的獨特藝術酒標。