James Suckling (97 point): A very nuanced but powerful Brunello showing hibiscus, raspberry tea, gunpowder, petrichor, dried orange rind and spearmint. The rows of sharp tannins are very defined and agile, and the acidity is tensely strung up in overtures of vivacious red fruit. A beautiful, nimble Brunello 2015. Drink from 2024.
Robert Parker (96 point): Altesino's 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli shows those celebrated characteristics of this special vineyard cru that are always portrayed with pronounced mineral intensity, with highlights of crushed granite and pencil shaving. Indeed, Altesino's five-hectare Montosoli vineyard sees a greater concentration of clay schist Galestro rock, and the vineyard altitude (at 350 meters above sea level) adds to the wine's perceived freshness. In this case, those mineral notes are applied with small brush strokes, as the core of the wine is occupied by wild fruit and forest berry. Medicinal herb and rosemary essence appear quietly at the back. This is a very compact and bright wine with young tannins and solid structure. It has all the attributes you look for in a candidate that can withstand long cellar aging. I'd suggest waiting five years or more before popping this cork. Some 19,000 bottles were filled in July 2019, and the wine was released in January 2020.
James Suckling (97 points): A very nuanced but powerful Brunello showing hibiscus, raspberry tea, gunpowder, petrichor, dried orange rind and spearmint. The rows of sharp tannins are very defined and agile, and the acidity is tensely strung up in overtures of vivacious red fruit. A beautiful, nimble Brunello 2015. Drink from 2024.
Robert Parker (96 points): Altesino's 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli shows those celebrated characteristics of this special vineyard cru that are always portrayed with pronounced mineral intensity, with highlights of crushed granite and pencil shaving. Indeed, Altesino's five-hectare Montosoli vineyard sees a greater concentration of clay schist Galestro rock, and the vineyard altitude (at 350 meters above sea level) adds to the wine's perceived freshness. In this case, those mineral notes are applied with small brush strokes, as the core of the wine is occupied by wild fruit and forest berry. Medicinal herb and rosemary essence appear quietly at the back. This is a very compact and bright wine with young tannins and solid structure. It has all the attributes you look for in a candidate that can withstand long cellar aging. I'd suggest waiting five years or more before popping this cork. Some 19,000 bottles were filled in July 2019, and the wine was released in January 2020.
James Suckling (97 punti): Un Brunello molto sfumato ma potente, con sentori di ibisco, tè al lampone, polvere da sparo, petricore, scorza d'arancia essiccata e menta verde. Le file di tannini netti sono molto definite e agili, e l'acidità è tesa in aperture di vivaci frutti rossi. Un Brunello 2015 splendido e agile. Da bere a partire dal 2024.
Robert Parker (96 punti): Il Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli 2015 di Altesino mostra le celebri caratteristiche di questo speciale cru di vigneto, sempre caratterizzate da una spiccata intensità minerale, con sfumature di granito frantumato e trucioli di matita. Infatti, il vigneto Montosoli di Altesino, esteso su cinque ettari, presenta una maggiore concentrazione di roccia argillosa scistosa di Galestro, e l'altitudine del vigneto (a 350 metri sul livello del mare) contribuisce alla freschezza percepita del vino. In questo caso, le note minerali vengono applicate con piccole pennellate, poiché il cuore del vino è occupato da frutti di bosco e frutti di bosco. Le erbe medicinali e l'essenza di rosmarino compaiono discretamente sullo sfondo. Si tratta di un vino molto compatto e luminoso, con tannini giovani e una struttura solida. Possiede tutte le caratteristiche che si cercano in un vino in grado di sopportare un lungo invecchiamento in cantina. Suggerirei di aspettare cinque anni o più prima di stappare questa bottiglia. Nel luglio 2019 sono state riempite circa 19.000 bottiglie e il vino è stato commercializzato nel gennaio 2020.
