Marroneto, Brunello Montalcino Madonna Grazie Vintage:2011 expressive inner sweetness and an

expressive inner sweetness and an impossibly long

it should ideally not be opened in the next 10 years

2012 should be a terrific vintage for this storied wine though note that plenty of patience will be required as I doubt that this will drink especially well young

the yields are so low and the vines so exposed that Bachelet says that he always harvests this parcel first)

Marroneto, Brunello Montalcino Madonna Grazie Vintage:2011 expressive inner sweetness and anThis is one of the icon wines of the appellation. The Il Marroneto 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie shows an elegantly streamlined appearance with shiny ruby highlights. This warm vintage expression does not have the same vertical lift that we saw in the glorious 2016 edition, but that wine sets the bar very high (and it earned a 100 point score). This vintage is perhaps shapelier and more saturated with rose, wild cherry, peat moss