TN: 2012 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie

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  • 2012 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie - Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino (3/20/2019)
    Beautifully balanced and highly fragrant. There are notes of violets, rose petal, fresh cherry and spiced plum. It is velvety in the mouth, with good intensity and plenty of savoury nuance. It is carried by ripe tannins and fans out on the finish. A Burg lover’s Brunello.

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Is this the Riserva? Or is that the full name of the Normale Brunello from Marroneto?

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Hi Paul,

This is their Riserva wine I believe.

Cheers
Jeremy

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I loved the 2010 when I opened a bottle three years ago. Too bad the price on this wine has jumped so much.

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I had a 2012 Il Marroneto a couple months ago. While young of course, it was delicious.

With the regular bottling bought for around $65 or so, and this Riserva clocking in at about 3X, what are your thoughts from a QPR standpoint?

I have never spent more than about $125 for a bottle of BdM. I seem to have an irrational block from doing so, especially due to the fact that I barely blink when purchasing Napa Cabernet at that price point.

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Brian, I’d go into rapid-fire blinking mode for Napa Cab at that price, but could win a staring competition on quality BdM for the same money.

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Many Brunello Riservas also somehow show less typicity and elegance than the normale (more oak, more concentration). Count me as a huge fan of Maronetto’s Brunello normale, no particular need to spend $$$$$ on the Madonna.

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Just had this for Christmas late last year
it is a freak great wine
it has violets

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This is one of the best Brunellos out there. It is the highest end Marroneto Brunello. Great note. 2012 is one of those vintages that some will discount but many of the wines are excellent.
Thanks for the note. BTW Burg lover here.

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This is really a special bottle of Brunello, one I don’t mind paying a premium for. I notice that Saratoga has magnums for $340.

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Succesfull 2012 - reports by Philippe Ricard and Cécile Debroas Castaigns (and I appreciated the 2014 last week, it was compared with an excellent Barolo Massolino 2015)

  1. Brunello di Montalcino : Il Marroneto “Madonna delle Grazie” 2012 → like a spanish wine from Toro (tempranillo)
    (100% Sangiovese Grosso)
    A l’ouverture : DS(17+) - PR17,5+ - AA17,5 - NH17
    Comme dit Cécile, voici le “Toro de Montalcino” ! Un concentré de muscles, de violence, hors normes, irradiant, solaire (cerise Burlat, fraises au sucre, framboise, épices, menthol), fougueux, tannique, remarquable de force, de saveurs, d’intensité de sève, d’allonge, mais livré d’un bloc, sans guère de nuances. On goûte une promesse…
    Après 5 heures d’aération : DS16? - LG17+ - CDC(16) - MS(15) - FM16

  2. Brunello di Montalcino : Il Marroneto 2012 → burgundian style
    (100% Sangiovese Grosso)
    A l’ouverture : DS17,5/18 - CDC18 - PS17,5 - AA18 - NH18
    Après 5 heures d’aération : DS18 - LG17,5 - MS18
    Un très beau vin, étincelant, pur, avec des arômes sauvages de baies des bois, de cuir, de camphre, de fleurs (rose, violette), d’épices et de graphite. La bouche est précise, élégante, sérieuse, et tendue, avec une belle sève, des tannins impressionnants, d’une grande définition. Un vin ayant beaucoup d’éclat, sur une sensation minérale (saline, vibrante) portée dès l’attaque jusqu’en fin de bouche, très longue.

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Ouch, the price on this! Back in 2016 I bought a couple bottles of the 2001 for $35 per. Wish I had bought a case. I don’t buy many reservas because 1) price 2) Brunello gets enough aging time anyway and 3) often more manipulated. But this was amazing. My note from that one: 2001 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie, Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino - CellarTracker!

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Brunello di Montalcino - Il Marroneto – 2014 : 16,5/17 - 24/3/2022
Robe plutôt claire, reflets orangés. Soupçon lactique, griotte. Pensé à un Barolo doté d’une vraie race aromatique dans un premier temps mais la comparaison avec le Barolo 2015 de Massolino (aux beaux tannins poudreux) orientera ensuite vers Brunello (la différenciation n’est jamais gagnée d’avance).

October 2017 :
5. Rosso di Montalcino : Il Marroneto 2015
(100% Sangiovese Grosso) – report by Philippe Ricardd
A l’ouverture : DS16,5 - PR16,5+ - AA16,5 - NH15,5
Grande promesse que ce vin net, précis, d’une grande pureté de fruits (cerise amarena, framboise, mûre, fleurs), subtil par ses parfums comme ses formes dentelées. Délicat, parfumé, de belle allonge, dense sans y paraître : comme une évidence.
Après 5 heures d’aération : DS15,5 - LG14 - CDC15 - MS15,5 - FM16

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This isn’t what most would normally think of as a Riserva though. It sees botti, yes and two more months of aging, but it also is a single vineyard Brunello whereas the normale is a blend of vineyards.

I’ve been noticing that more and more producers are going to a single vineyard wine as their top wine as opposed to one more year of wood and bottle.