Marroneto, Brunello Montalcino Madonna Grazie Vintage:2011 the yields are so low

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

the 2004 Riserva Bricco Boschis San Giuseppe needs another 5-10 years in bottle before it starts drinking well

A sleeper of the vintage

in particular plum

The current release is the 1997 Gran Reserva 904

Marroneto, Brunello Montalcino Madonna Grazie Vintage:2011 the yields are so lowThis 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