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

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….…

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By Donatella Cinelli Colombini #winedestination

Monica Larner editor of Wine Advocate – Robert Parker amazes us once again with the report of 110 wines including Supertuscans and wines from small Tuscan denominations. In her presentation article she specifies that she has included the “usual suspects” i.e. Tignanello, Solaia, Saffredi, Galatrona and Redigaffi and <<some fun discoveries made on the Tuscan wine route relating to smaller or little-known names>>.

MONICA LARNER AND THE BORDEAUX STYLE SUPERTUSCANS

In her explanation of the “super Tuscan” category there is another surprise. Monica Larner clarifies that the highest quality type of Tuscan IGT is linked to a specific period in the modern history of Italian wine, dating back to a period between 10 and 30 years ago << which was heavily influenced by Bordeaux. This catch-all category has always frustrated me because it goes against everything achieved to underline territorial identity, authenticity and varietal typicity in wine>>

This is music to my ears. The continuation of Larner’s article is even closer to my philosophy << People now want freshness, zest and energy. They overwhelmingly embrace a prettier and more elegant side of Tuscany>>.

In the background are the changes that Monica Larner has noticed in the wineries: less oak, more stainless steel, concrete, amphorae and other alternative vessels.…

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Donatella Cinelli Colombini is chasing the dream of creating very “natural” and long-lived Brunellos while respecting the purity of the grapes.

From this comes an obsessive commitment in the vineyards, where the vines are cared for one by one with organic methods and some biodynamic elements. Even the manual harvest is organized to harvest every small parcel on the right day. The fermentations are very delicate, in 50 hl truncated cone-shaped bare concrete vats, so each hectare of vineyard is vinified separately. During maturation, the use of large oak barrels is increasing and that of small 5-7hl barrels is decreasing, barriques are not used. A path that is leading Donatella Cinelli Colombini to stand out among the producers of Montalcino with a style of her own.

Like every year, Monica Larner tastes all the Brunello di Montalcino which is entering the market, to get an overall analysis of the Montalcino area. In her latest article for Robert Parker-Wine Advocate she highlighted the arrival of a new style with a change that starts from the bottom and from small wineries. The wines show the overcoming of the opulent forms typical of twenty years ago; they have a more vertical profile and greater drinkability and freshness.

92/100 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2019

Monica Larner describes the tasting like this <<you will find dark fruit, sage and hints of wood as well as fruit compote, grapes and cooked plums… It definitely requires more time in the bottle>> The advice of the Wine Advocate’s super taster – Robert Parker depends on the new wood that she finds in the wine and that comes from the new large French oak barrels.…

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WINE SPECTATOR AND WINE ADVOCATE 94/100

Have you seen the Wine Spectator April edition of Insider? Our Brunello di Montalcino 2015 has been rated 94/100 with this description << Complex and harmonious, this red evokes cherry, plum, earth, tar and wild herb flavours. Bright and solidly built, with a long finish echoing fruit, mineral and underbrush >> then the suggestion << Best from 2023 through 2042>> Bruce Sanderson.

The same wine gt the same rating of 94/100 from Wine Advocate –Robert Parker <<The Donatella Cinelli Colombini 2015 Brunello di Montalcino caps long years of careful study and experimentation. When I think back to what this wine tasted like, say, 10 years ago, I notice that the ongoing stylistic tweaks faithfully reflect the general evolution of the appellation.…

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