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2021 Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino 6-Pack

2021 Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino 6-Pack

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Kerin O'Keefe

Review Date: 11/2025

The drop-dead gorgeous Gianni Brunelli stopped me in my tracks with its stunning fragrance of freshly picked violet, iris, forest berry, leather and eucalyptus. All about extreme elegance, the palate is equally captivating, delivering layers of succulent Morello cherry, wild raspberry, blood orange, dark spice and crushed mint. Taut, ultra-refined tannins provide seamless support while fresh acidity keeps it vibrant and impeccably balanced. While it’s already incredibly tempting, it also promises years of graceful aging. Hats off to Laura Brunelli and her team. (KO)

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Jancis Robinson

Review Date: 10/2025
Youthful-looking mid ruby. Balsamic hints over brooding rich fruit. Supple juicy fruit with plenty of acidity and fine chewy tannins. Very elegant, long and still a little embryonic. (WS) 17++

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Review Date: 01/2026
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Securing an allocation of Gianni Brunelli is always a race against time, but with the perfect 100-point score from Kerin O'Keefe for this 2021 vintage, it has become the ultimate "unicorn" of the year. This is a pre-arrival opportunity to secure a piece of Montalcino history before it physically lands and inevitably disappears. To understand why this wine is so profound, you have to look at the unique architecture of the estate. Laura Brunelli, who has managed the winery with incredible passion since Gianni’s passing, masters a blend of two distinct and complementary terroirs that is unlike anything else in the region. The heart of the estate is the "Le Chiuse di Sotto" vineyard in the north. This is sacred ground—ancestral lands of the Biondi Santi family—sitting at 320 meters elevation. Here, the soils are cool, rich in clay, and ventilated by constant breezes. This site provides the "nervous system" of the wine: the high-toned aromatics, the electric acidity, and the vibrant energy that makes Brunelli so distinct.

Notes

The 2021 Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino is a triumph from one of Montalcino's most cherished traditional estates, capturing the energy, structure, and finesse of this stellar vintage. The nose is deep, polished, and beautifully complex, offering pure aromas of sun-drenched wild cherry, blood orange, and faded rose, beautifully layered with savory notes of cedary spice, licorice, and dusty, mineral earth. On the palate, it is medium-to-full bodied and seamlessly textured, showcasing a concentrated core of ripe red and black fruits framed by fine-grained, silken tannins and a harmonious, tantalizing acidity. The finish is exceptionally long, serene, and classically dry, leaving an elegant mineral and spiced citrus impression. This is a wonderfully balanced, cellar-worthy Brunello that expertly combines power and grace.

Product Details

Origin: Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

Type/Varietal: Sangiovese

SKU: #1954816

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