Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino Tenuta Nuova other_regions_italy high clay content soil sitting

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Eighty percent of the wine spent a year in new oak barrels

Mild wood influence sets off a highly complex nose comprised of fresh red currant and blue pinot fruit aromas that are liberally laced with warm earth and a sauvage hint that carries over to the relatively refined and supple yet entirely serious

a hint of animale and an overlay of obvious minerality complements perfectly the rich

A wine of pure and total pleasure

Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino Tenuta Nuova other_regions_italy high clay content soil sittingBright deep red. The youthfully reticent nose hints at flinty red cherry, blueberry, graphite, cedar and pepper. Then flavors similar to the aromas, and a tight acid spine and serious but polished tannins nicely extending and framing the brooding fruit notes and peppery flintiness on the long, deep, complex finish. A truly outstanding Tenuta Nuova Brunello that seems less fruit forward and more shut down than usual but holds exciting promise.