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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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
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.
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
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.