95,94, 94,93 STELLAR RATINGS BY WINE ADVOCATE FOR DCC’S BRUNELLOS
EXCELLENT RATINGS AND A MOVING MEMORY OF CARLO GARDINI IN THE INFORMATION SHEET WRITTEN BY MONICA LARNER ABOUT BRUNELLO 2018, 2019 AND 2020 BY DONATELLA CINELLI COLOMBINI
Donatella Cinelli Colombini has known Monica Larner for many years, they have different ideas but they respect each other and above all they are fond of each other. This is why Donatella cried reading what Monica wrote about her husband Carlo in Wine Advocate –Robert Parker. She felt understood and embraced with affection. << I don’t remember having met Donatella without the super supportive Carlo right there at her side. They were a strong couple who were on an equal footing>>.
This is perhaps the most important thing for a producer: feeling understood in his or her deepest life choices.
Just as Monica Larner’s appreciation for choices such as the “late-vintage release” Brunello 2018 is important, a late
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release that is becoming more and more frequent in the wineries in Montalcino as well as in Barolo and Barbaresco to test the aging ability of their wine.
95 WINE ADVOCATE – ROBERT PARKER POINTS FOR BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG RISERVA 2019
The style of this wine is closer to Monica’s taste << rich and powerful with a little extra concentration and oomph to keep you warm on a cold winter night…. The tannins are velvety and the wine remains sufficiently structured throughout>>
94 POINTS FOR BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG PRIME DONNE PROJECT 2020
From Larner’s words, the extreme attention in evaluating every aspect of the wine is very clear, the small series, the origin of the organic grapes from a single vineyard and then the differences with the other Brunello 2020 by Donatella Cinelli Colombini <<it has a slightly darker character with more savoury tones than the already tasted classic Brunello of the same vintage…. the wine displays hints of fresh soot, Viennese coffee and grilled herbs on a full-bodied texture. The tannins are well managed and so is the acidity>>
93 POINTS FOR BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2020
As always, Monica Larner’s description for Wine Advocate – Robert Parker is full of precise and sensual suggestions << The wine offers an all-round intensity with a rich texture that gently envelops the palate, giving this wine a generous character and understandable personality>>
94 POINTS FOR BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG LATE VINTAGE RELEASE 2018
Only 3,000 numbered bottles destined to last over time and coming from the organic vineyards at Casato Prime Donne in the northern area of Montalcino where the soils are cold and rich in clay. << The wine is defined by a trait that recalls eucalyptus, rosemary oil and a sweet hint of sage>>