WINE SPECTATOR ON THE BRUNELLOS 2021 AND RISERVA 2020
EXCELLENT SCORES FOR DONATELLA CINELLI COLOMBINI’S NEW BRUNELLOS, WHICH EARN TWO 94/100 AND ONE 93/100, CONFIRMING THE APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CRITICS
Brunello 2021, Brunello Riserva 2020, Brunello Prime Donne 2021 Wine Spectator Rtings
Wine Spectator is the most widely read and followed magazine among collectors and high-spending wine lovers around the world. Achieving a good score in this magazine means gaining entry to the top restaurants and wine shops. Achieving this every year, as happens with Donatella Cinelli Colombini‘s wines, is a sign of consistent quality that only the best wineries can achieve.
The critic tasting the Brunello and other Tuscan wines is Bruce Sanderson, senior editor of Wine Spectator, who has directed the magazine’s tastings for years.
94/100 BRUNELLO PRIME DONNE 2021
This splendid Brunello has received very high scores throughout the international press: 95/100 Wine Advocate-Robert Parker, 94/100 VINOUS.
Sanderson’s description is precise and evocative. The advice is to wait to drink it, but there are also tips on how to drink it now: <<In this red, aromas of black cherry, blackberry, and iron are framed by spicy notes. Balanced, although the dense tannins take time to integrate. There seems to be a hint of new oak, which integrates with aeration, so decant if you want to enjoy it young. Optimal from 2029 to 2047>>. 323 cases produced. 85 cases imported. – Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator
Summary obtained:
93/100 BRUNELLO 2021
The 2021 Brunello also has a very detailed and evocative tasting description. “A mature style, with notes of plum, blackberry, and blackcurrant, iron, tobacco, and menthol that add interest as it becomes more compact on the robust finish. Optimal from 2029 to 2048.”
94/100 BRUNELLO RISERVA 2020
Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s Brunello Riserva also receives a chorus of praise from critics in major international guides: 94/100 Wine Advocate, 93/100 Vinous, and 93/100 James Suckling. Bruce Sanderson’s review is tactilely precise. “This red offers abundant aromas of black cherry and blackberry, nuanced with notes of liquorice, leather, iron, and rosemary. Dense and concentrated, with tension in the taut and enveloping finish. Best enjoyed from 2029 to 2046.”