Castiglion del Bosco

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese

9.140 ratings
9.32 pro ratings
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Sangiovese
Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Beef, Venison, White Rice, Potato, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pungent Cheese, Chicken, Salami & Prosciutto, Soft Cheese, Duck, Tomato-Based, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lamb, Turkey, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Tom Casagrande

Delicious. Starting to really come ‘round, the nose is dark cherry, loads of sandstone-rich gravel, dark spices. Concentrated flavors in the mouth. Quite a bit of tannin, but it’s quite soft, and the acids are pretty good for the year. So good now, this will be amazing in 5 years.

Delicious. Starting to really come ‘round, the nose is dark cherry, loads of sandstone-rich gravel, dark spices. Concentrated flavors in the mouth. Quite a bit of tannin, but it’s quite soft, and the acids are pretty good for the year. So good now, this will be amazing in 5 years.

Feb 13th, 2022
Daron Watson

Juicy Fruit ~ Easy Goodness

Juicy Fruit ~ Easy Goodness

Aug 10th, 2018
Benjamin Silver

Pretty floral aromatics, medium structure with a nice mineral vein. 2/3 through the high alcohol comes into play, unfortunately simplifying the wine. 14.5-15% alc/vol

Pretty floral aromatics, medium structure with a nice mineral vein. 2/3 through the high alcohol comes into play, unfortunately simplifying the wine. 14.5-15% alc/vol

Feb 25th, 2018
Raun Kupiec

Needed more time to open up. We were through the bottle as it was starting to open. Tart bright red fruit. Good tannic structure. Still very fresh and vibrant

Needed more time to open up. We were through the bottle as it was starting to open. Tart bright red fruit. Good tannic structure. Still very fresh and vibrant

Jul 24th, 2024
Martijn

Happy that I used the coravin in this bottle. No way near to what Brunello can be imho.
Fresh and modern sweet nose but on the hard side drinking wise. Will adjust score when drinking it again in 2/3 months. My suggestion is keep other bottles. 19.9.21

Happy that I used the coravin in this bottle. No way near to what Brunello can be imho.
Fresh and modern sweet nose but on the hard side drinking wise. Will adjust score when drinking it again in 2/3 months. My suggestion is keep other bottles. 19.9.21

Sep 19th, 2021
Paulo Saliby

Sweet flowers on the nose. Wonderful cherry and mineral notes. Tobacco aftertaste. A beauty. Very generous.

Sweet flowers on the nose. Wonderful cherry and mineral notes. Tobacco aftertaste. A beauty. Very generous.

Jun 26th, 2021
Anthony De Blasi

A nice wine but didn’t convince me 100%, missed some character and deeper layers...

A nice wine but didn’t convince me 100%, missed some character and deeper layers...

Mar 27th, 2021
Joe Gillies

Still young, but very good. Pnp
Violets, cherry, dried rose petals, and leather. Shows very good promise.

Still young, but very good. Pnp
Violets, cherry, dried rose petals, and leather. Shows very good promise.

Feb 9th, 2019
Pooneet K

Nice rich Brunello. Well balanced but definitely a lot of dark cherry fruit. Excellent aromatically after some air.

Nice rich Brunello. Well balanced but definitely a lot of dark cherry fruit. Excellent aromatically after some air.

Jul 18th, 2018
Hemal Patel

Great castle wine

Great castle wine

Jun 30th, 2018