Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino 750 ml

Vintner Riccardo Campinoti says he makes the wines "that I want to drink." The Le Ragnaie house style is classical, prizing transparency and freshness. His 2020 Brunello di Montalcino (with the white label) represents a blend of fruit from across various parcels. The bulk of the blend comes from the vineyards immediately adjacent to the winery at high elevations. It matures in Slavonian oak for 36 months with an extra year in cement. What stands out is the focus and energy of the bouquet with delicate berry and floral notes and even a touch of fresh mint. It boasts a polished texture.

The 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino boasts a youthful red brick hue and offers a wonderful bouquet of aromatics already, with aromas of ripe cherries, fresh rosemary, cedar, and sweet incense. The palate is medium-bodied and snappy with ripe acidity, refined tannins, and a great mouthwatering finish revealing notes of ripe orange citrus and saline. It's very well-styled and hard to resist now, although it has the structure to age at a slow pace and improve over the coming 10-15 years.

Blending lots from sites in the southeastern corner of Montalcino with those of the north, as well as the estate’s high altitude holdings dead centre of the zone, this is Le Ragnaie’s panoramic rendition of the vintage. It is influenced by a house preference to pick early and so highlights freshness and a midweight frame. Pomegranate is nuanced by rose, tobacco and forest floor. Light on its feet with an elegant, linear backbone, this has just the right amount of flesh on its bones.