Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso 2017
Ruby red verging on garnet. The bouquet is intense, complex, fruit-forward and spicy with hints or ripe red berry fruits enriched by various spicy notes. Warm, soft and harmonic on the palate. Great balance among pronounced tannins, acidity and savoriness. This elegant wine has great potential for further cellar aging.
This wine is a great companion to stewed and roasted meat and game or mature cheeses.
| Wine Spectator: 91 |
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| This red exhibits sappy, concentrated flavors of cherry, currant, plum, tobacco and soy. Shows intensity mid palate, persisting on the firm, chalky finish. Best from 2025. |
| Wine Advocate: 94 |
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| The Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso shows nice balance and elegance, and it definitely shows the deft hand of the winemaking team in what was not an easy vintage by any stretch. This pretty wine delivers lots of fresh cherry and wild rose, with ferrous earthy, licorice and grilled herb; I also get bay leaf and rosemary sprig. Like the annata 2017 Brunello produced by this estate, the single-vineyard Brunello Pianrosso is distinguished by a sweet cherry note (plus a hefty 15% alcohol) that accompanies the wine from start to finish. |
| Decanter: 90 |
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| Shows a ripe cherry flavor melted with hints of blood orange, supported by firm sticky tannins and crisp acidity. |
| Wine Enthusiast: 95 |
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| This full-bodied red starts off with aromas of leather, forest floor and camphor. Enveloping and structured, the palate shows a weightless concentration, featuring dried cherry, licorice, tobacco and a hint of orange zest framed in velvety tannins. Best After 2024. |
| James Suckling: 94 |
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| This is a beautifully crafted and polished Brunello for this vintage, with full body and creamy, lightly chewy tannins. Dark berries, walnuts and cedar with dried-flower undertones. Needs time to soften, but very pretty. Drink after 2024. |