Brunello Riserva Madonna Delle Grazie 2013

Brunello di Montalcino / Il Marroneto

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Tasting Notes
The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna delle Grazie pulls you close and holds your attention with a wildly perfumed and hauntingly seductive bouquet, boasting an intense array of wild strawberry, currants, waxy rose and licorice. There are depths of plush texture, dark and rich, yet with stimulating acidity to balance, and saturating mineral-tinged red fruits and spices that cascade across the palate. This leaves you with cheek-puckering tension, chiseled structure and tart red berry concentration that seems like it could go on for days. The 2013 is dense and youthfully poised, yet aching to explode. This is just a baby today, but the potential is off the charts. The Riserva is a special, single-barrel selection made by Alessandro Mori. While this was the first opportunity to taste the 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna delle Grazie, the wine was originally released in 2019. Score: 99 Eric Guido, Vinous.com Maturity: 2026-2038 01 December 2021
The stunning 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna Delle Grazie is a protagonist of the vintage. This growing season has produced a collection of iconic wines, and to my palate none is more impressive than this. This is the first time Alessandro Mori has produced a riserva. He did so because he "fell in love with a single barrel" as he puts it. That botte was left to age for an additional year (for a total of 41 months) and once bottled, it produced 1,700 magnums and 66 750-milliliter bottles. I had preview tasted this wine from botte last year, and this review is based on a tasting of one of those 750-milliliter samples. This unique riserva opens to a beautifully saturated and dark ruby hue. The wine presents an even sequence of aromas that segues from dark forest fruit to balsam herb and crushed rock. The careful balance of aromas is impeccable. The wine is robust and firmly textured, with a bright culmination of Sangiovese acidity that adds overall radiance and brilliance. It has all the criteria necessary for a long and successful aging trajectory. I struggled to score this wine and the only reason it fell short of a perfect score is because I have the memory of the stunning 2010 vintage so clear in my mind. Score: 99 Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2020-2045 31 January 2019
This is a wine that does not exist, legally speaking. It won't be released until early 2019, and therefore, technically it can not carry the name Brunello yet. Nor does this wine exist in the long portfolio of Il Marroneto's releases. This review represents an unfinished barrel sample. Alessandro Mori has never made a Riserva from his celebrated single-vineyard cru that sits just under the Madonna delle Grazie chapel above his winery. In fact, the concept mirrors that of Montevertine's 1990 Le Pergole Torte Riserva that was only ever produced one time. Il Marroneto's 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna Delle Grazie is a spectacular creation. And it, too, will only be made once I am told. It comes from a single cask that Alessandro identified as the best of the bunch. When I visited him, he was not yet sure whether to bottle it in 750 milliliter bottles or magnums, just because quantity is so severely reduced. I tasted this wine alongside the non-Riserva expression from the same vintage. This Riserva is deeper, more profound and tightly laced with fine notes of dark mineral and balsam herb. The other wine, its little brother, is more immediate and softer in comparison. This wine will benefit from an extra year in the bottle that will take it through the warm summer months. It's already explosive now, but I expect it to be even more intense and complete when it has finished its long journey through the winery. Something special is in the pipes. The big news from Alessandro Mori this year is that we can expect a 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna Delle Grazie coming soon. Il Marroneto has never made a Riserva before, and I am told this will be a one-time occurrence. Score: 97 - 100 Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2023-2050 28 February 2018

Tasting Notes

The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna delle Grazie pulls you close and holds your attention with a wildly perfumed and hauntingly seductive bouquet, boasting an intense array of wild strawberry, currants, waxy rose and licorice. There are depths of plush texture, dark and rich, yet with stimulating acidity to balance, and saturating mineral-tinged red fruits and spices that cascade across the palate. This leaves you with cheek-puckering tension, chiseled structure and tart red berry concentration that seems like it could go on for days. The 2013 is dense and youthfully poised, yet aching to explode. This is just a baby today, but the potential is off the charts. The Riserva is a special, single-barrel selection made by Alessandro Mori. While this was the first opportunity to taste the 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna delle Grazie, the wine was originally released in 2019.

Score: 99

Eric Guido, Vinous.com Maturity: 2026-2038 01 December 2021

The stunning 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna Delle Grazie is a protagonist of the vintage. This growing season has produced a collection of iconic wines, and to my palate none is more impressive than this. This is the first time Alessandro Mori has produced a riserva. He did so because he "fell in love with a single barrel" as he puts it. That botte was left to age for an additional year (for a total of 41 months) and once bottled, it produced 1,700 magnums and 66 750-milliliter bottles. I had preview tasted this wine from botte last year, and this review is based on a tasting of one of those 750-milliliter samples. This unique riserva opens to a beautifully saturated and dark ruby hue. The wine presents an even sequence of aromas that segues from dark forest fruit to balsam herb and crushed rock. The careful balance of aromas is impeccable. The wine is robust and firmly textured, with a bright culmination of Sangiovese acidity that adds overall radiance and brilliance. It has all the criteria necessary for a long and successful aging trajectory. I struggled to score this wine and the only reason it fell short of a perfect score is because I have the memory of the stunning 2010 vintage so clear in my mind.

Score: 99

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2020-2045 31 January 2019

This is a wine that does not exist, legally speaking. It won't be released until early 2019, and therefore, technically it can not carry the name Brunello yet. Nor does this wine exist in the long portfolio of Il Marroneto's releases. This review represents an unfinished barrel sample. Alessandro Mori has never made a Riserva from his celebrated single-vineyard cru that sits just under the Madonna delle Grazie chapel above his winery. In fact, the concept mirrors that of Montevertine's 1990 Le Pergole Torte Riserva that was only ever produced one time. Il Marroneto's 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna Delle Grazie is a spectacular creation. And it, too, will only be made once I am told. It comes from a single cask that Alessandro identified as the best of the bunch. When I visited him, he was not yet sure whether to bottle it in 750 milliliter bottles or magnums, just because quantity is so severely reduced. I tasted this wine alongside the non-Riserva expression from the same vintage. This Riserva is deeper, more profound and tightly laced with fine notes of dark mineral and balsam herb. The other wine, its little brother, is more immediate and softer in comparison. This wine will benefit from an extra year in the bottle that will take it through the warm summer months. It's already explosive now, but I expect it to be even more intense and complete when it has finished its long journey through the winery. Something special is in the pipes. The big news from Alessandro Mori this year is that we can expect a 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna Delle Grazie coming soon. Il Marroneto has never made a Riserva before, and I am told this will be a one-time occurrence.

Score: 97 - 100

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2023-2050 28 February 2018

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