2016 Casanuova delle Cerbaie, Brunello di Montalcino

Casanuova delle Cerbaie has been a mainstay at SommSelect since our inception. This traditional producer’s Brunello needs some bottle age to show its true worth. Here you go! We scored the 2016 with four years of maturation at the winery plus another nearly five years of bottle age.  Decade-old Sangiovese came from the legendary “Montosoli'' vineyard, which Forbes Magazine agrees is Brunello’s “Grand Cru.” It has now reached its evolution where it has truly taken on new dimensions. The aromas have grown more complex, the texture more refined and voluptuous, and the flavors more rustic and earthy. Other noted “Montosoli” bottlings like Altesino 2016 will put you back north of $100 a bottle. Factor this in with its sky-high quality and optimum drinking window and you have one savvy pickup! Within 30 minutes of decanting, this Sangiovese sings on another level with brandied cherries, roasted red plums, and raspberry liqueur. Hints of underbrush, leather, licorice, wild mushrooms, and drie