2019 Biondi Santi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
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Pre-Arrival: Estimated to be available for delivery or pickup by 12/30/2026.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Reviewed February 2026The 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva is a benchmark wine for the estate and one of the clear standouts of the vintage. It shows gorgeous transparency on the nose, with bergamot, incense, fresh red berries, cherries, and a saline mineral drive. Medium to full-bodied, it’s weightless and incredibly precise, with ripe tannins, focused acidity, and a finish that carries for ages without feeling heavy. This captures what makes the 2019 vintage so compelling, and it should evolve beautifully over the next several decades.
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Professional Reviews
99
Kerin O'Keefe
Keeping with tradition, the 2019 Biondi Santi Brunello Riserva is an absolutely gorgeous wine with class, finesse, depth and serious aging potential. It beguiles with heady scents of violet, wild rose, perfumed berry and Mediterranean brush that on the elegantly structured palate seamlessly segue into succulent wild cherry, licorice, crushed mint and blood orange. Taut, fine-grained tannins provide support while bright acidity keeps it energized and impeccably balanced. What a stunner. It's still youthfully austere so have patience. (KO)
98
James Suckling
A classy wine with restrained aromas of embers, incense, stony minerality, fresh violets, dried cherries, red currants, leaves and vibrant orange peel. Full-bodied and juicy on the palate, with firm acidity and tannins, a slightly chalky yet ripe texture and flavors of red cherries and graphite. Super-polished and cleansing finish. Outstanding tannins. Biondi-Santi is back! Drink or hold. It will last for decades. (AF)
98
Wine Spectator
Intense and expressive, this red evokes plum, raspberry and cherry flavors accented by iron and tobacco. The mouthcoating tannins are dusty and inform the finish, with ample fruit up front that should offset these in the long run. The overriding impression is of elegance, yet patience is required. Best from 2030 through 2050. 1,067 cases imported.
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Notes
The 2019 Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a "monumental" release from a textbook vintage, sourced exclusively from the estate’s oldest vines (40+ years) at Il Greppo. The nose is aristocratic and deep, offering dried rose, flint, and blood orange over a core of dark cherry and balsamic herbs. On the palate, it is medium-bodied but possesses "immense" structural power, balancing silky red fruit with the estate's signature high-toned acidity and ultra-refined tannins. The finish is crystalline and incredibly long.
Details
| Origin | Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Sangiovese |
| SKU | 1980595 |