Wine Reviews

The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Manachiara is dusty and floral, with aromas of dried roses, ground cloves and black cherries. Silky and round, it quickly gains tension as tart wild berry fruits saturate and fine-grained tannins mount toward the close.

The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Vigneto Poggio Doria opens with a rich blend of cherry sauce and sage complicated by hints of autumnal spices and leather. This is cool-toned and sleek with silken textures and masses of ripe red and blue fruits that swirl throughout.

This Brunello boasts an open-knit style with textured tannins and lots of dark fruit at its core. With an ample 120,000 bottles made, the Tenute Silvio Nardi 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is a medium to full-bodied Sangiovese with a combination of dried blackberry flavors and sweetly toasted oak.

The Tenute Silvio Nardi 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Vigneto Poggio Doria (with just 3,500 bottles made) is a very different wine compared to the village expression from this same vintage. Whereas that wine showed more dry fruit aromas, this wine has a sweeter side with plump richness and soft tannins. It also carries more fruit weight and overall textural richness. Between the two, I recommend this one.

The 2022 Rosso di Montalcino is savory and sweet, with a cascade of rose petals, wild herbs and crushed blackberries. It is juicy and pure in style, with masses of ripe red and blue fruits swirling throughout. It tapers off with medium length. A raspberry and spice staining leaves a pleasantly chewy sensation.