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Brunello 2016 A to L

Monday 29 March 2021
Sunrise from Montalcino by Walter Speller

Half of the tasting notes to accompany Walter's Brunello 2016 – outstanding, in parts and Brunello 2016 – the stars, and why. He took this picture of sunrise from Montalcino while tasting the 2015s there in January 2020. See also Brunello 2016 M to Z.

These 111 wines are listed alphabetically by producer but you can change the order using the drop-down menu below.

Total skin maceration of 18 days. Aged for 36 months in...

Single-vineyard wine. Total skin maceration of 18 days. Aged for...

Numbered bottles, this 0140 of 4,000.
Mid ruby with orange...

Mid to deep ruby with orange tinges. Cherry fruit with hints of...

Mid to deep ruby. Deep, open cherry fruit that is a little rich...

Just mid ruby. Balsamic cherry nose with hints of sweet spice...

Lustrous ruby. Concentrated cherry nose with an earthy...

Skin maceration with submerged cap for three weeks. Aged for 30...

Short alcoholic fermentation of 8–10 days with temperatures...

Three days of cold soak prior to alcoholic fermentation of eight...

Mid ruby. A little reductive and nondescript at first but with...

Just mid ruby. Cool, perfumed, concentrated cherry nose with...

Numbered bottles, this is number 2,299 of 5,940.
Mid ruby...

Mid to deep ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. Rich...

Pre-fermentation cold soak at 16 ˚C. Alcoholic fermentation...

Lustrous mid ruby. Quite subdued and closed on the nose, but...

Concentrated ruby. Lifted balsamic cherry with minerally hints...

Lustrous mid ruby. Sweet spice nose with hints of fruit cake...

Mid to deep ruby. Ripe cherry fruit nose with a hint of fruit...

Fermentation in stainless steel with a total skin maceration of...

Just mid ruby. Slightly underwhelming cherry nose with touches...

Just mid ruby with orange tinges. Subdued deep cherry nose with...

Just mid ruby. A little vegetal and lacking in freshness as well...

Just mid ruby. A little numb and reductive on the nose and...

Two weeks of skin maceration. Aged in French oak barrels for 38...

Lustrous mid ruby. Sweet, brooding red-fruit nose with a peppery...

Concentrated mid ruby. Sweetly candied dark fruit with a savoury...

Just mid ruby. Balsamic and herbal more than fruity. Sweet-sour...

Mid ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. Rich cherry-jam...

Lustrous mid ruby. A deep fruit nose that is almost a little...

Just mid ruby. Perfumed, savoury-sweet cherry nose. Perfumed...

Lustrous mid ruby. Leafy cherry hints but otherwise quite closed...

A blend of the Montosoli (60%) and Canalicchio (40%) crus.
Lustr...

Deep ruby with orange tinges. Broad cherry and cherry-liqueur...

Fermentation in temperature-controlled Slavonian oak casks with...

Lustrous mid ruby. Earthy cherry nose, which is still a little...

Lustrous mid ruby. Similar to the straight offering, but this...

Concentrated ruby. Appealing cherry nose with touches of oak and...

Lustrous mid ruby. Complex, savoury-sweet cherry nose with...

Lustrous mid ruby with orange tinges. Exotic complex red-fruit...

Lustrous, deep ruby. An amplified version of the straight...

Aged for 24 months in oval Stockinger casks of Slavonian oak.
Mi...

Just mid ruby. Cherry-pie nose and quite rich. With aeration...

Lustrous ruby. Sweetly perfumed red fruit and cherry nose with...

Mid ruby. Tingling cherry fruit on the nose with notes of rum...

Fermentation in temperature-controlled tronconic French oak...

Sangiovese from three plots in the Marrucheto vineyard (10 ha)...

Lustrous mid ruby. Peppery but otherwise not very expressive on...

From a vineyard at 290 m above sea level with a west-north-west...

A selection of the best grapes from a vineyard at 290 m above...

Mid ruby. Fragrant cherry and raspberry nose with a suggestion...

Mid ruby with orange tinges. Cool cherry and stones on the nose...

Total skin maceration of 28 days. Aged for 36 months in small...

Concentrated ruby. Deep, multi-layered and concentrated. Focused...

Aged for 36 months in 7.5-, 26- and 42-hl French and Slavonian...

Aged for 36 months in 15- and 20-hl Slavonian oak casks.
Mid...

Fermented in stainless steel with total skin contact of 22 days...

Total skin maceration of about 22 days. Aged for three years in...

Hand-numbered bottle, bottle number 04554.
Lustrous ruby...

From a single 11.7-ha vineyard at between 240 and 360 m above...

Fermentation in stainless-steel and glass-lined concrete tanks...

Fermented in small tronconic unlined concrete tanks. After the...

Fermented in small tronconic unlined concrete tanks with...

Concentrated ruby. Perfumed, concentrated cherry with sweet...

Lustrous mid ruby. Savoury and a little subdued and reductive at...

Deep ruby. Cherry and fruit cake with a hint of Moroccan leather...

Deep ruby with broad orange-tinged rim. Less modernist and more...

Lustrous ruby with orange tinges. Gingerbread, fruit cake, sour...

Lustrous mid ruby. Quite closed on the nose and not conveying a...

Fermented in stainless steel with total skin contact of 15 to 20...

Deep ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. Earthy and...

Just mid ruby. Deep nose with hints of gingerbread. Sweet palate...

Lustrous mid ruby. Complex brooding richness on the nose...

Lustrous deep ruby. Tight nose of minerally, perfumed cherry...

Lustrous ruby. Savoury and composed cherry nose with hints of...

Lustrous ruby. Firm, mineral and savoury nose with a hint of...

Healthy mid to deep ruby. Concentrated cherry with integrated...

Youthful mid ruby. Slightly dull, dark-cherry fruit with a hint...

Lustrous and youthful mid ruby. Vigorous and pure cherry nose...

Mid to deep ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. Brooding...

Lustrous mid ruby. Gorgeous minerally nose with concentrated...

Fermentation in stainless steel with a total of 25 days on the...

Aged for 24 months in oak barrels, of which 50% was barrique and...

Lustrous mid ruby with broad, orange-tinged rim. Deep cherry...

Fermentation in stainless steel with a total skin maceration...

Lustrous ruby. Deep marasca cherry and cherry-liqueur nose with...

Lustrous ruby. Sweetly concentrated nose with notes of cherry...

Lustrous ruby. Concentrated cherry fruit nose laced with vanilla...

Lustrous ruby. A little muted on the nose with only subdued oak...

Concentrated ruby. Sweet and a little grubby/stalky and...

Mid ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. Herbal and quite...

Numbered bottle, this is 0205 of 1,600.
Mid to deep ruby. Deep...

Lustrous mid ruby. A sense of density on the nose but otherwise...

Mid ruby with orange tinges. Sweet and at the same time a little...

Healthy mid ruby. Closed, brooding with cherry and cranberry...

Mid ruby. Rich yet a little muted on the nose with hints of...

Mid ruby with orange tinges. Savoury, minerally cherry fruit...

Numbered bottle, this is number 399 of 3,213 in total.
Deep ruby...

Mid to deep ruby. Quite sweet but embryonic. Rich cherry fruit...

Just mid ruby. Grubby nose with hints of damp cellar. Two...

Mid ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. A bit grubby and...

Just mid ruby. Lots of concentrated, savoury cherry fruit on the...

Mid ruby. Already a little evolved on the nose and with notes of...

Spontaneous fermentation and racked off after two weeks into 30-...

From a south- and south-west-facing vineyard at 550 m above sea...

Mid ruby. Balsamic, closed nose. A sensation of richness cut...

Mid ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. Rather stalky on...

Mid ruby with the beginning of orange tinges. Much better focus...

Lustrous mid ruby. Pure deep sweet, youthful cherry nose with a...

Alcoholic fermentation with a total skin maceration of four...

Concentrated ruby. A little stalky and possibly reductive on the...

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