Giovanni Neri 2020 Brunello di Montalcino - Casanova di Neri

97 Punkte Falstaff
Leuchtendes Rubinrot mit dezent aufhellendem Rand. Stark würzige Nase nach Edelholz, schwarzem Pfeffer, kaltem Rauch, Teer, nach etwas Zeit Minze, Pflaume und Bitterschokolade. Am Gaumen mit engmaschigem Tannin, dicht verwoben, griffig, dazu satter Druck, erdige Noten, mit feiner Salzigkeit im Ausklang, kann ruhig noch lagern.

98 Punkte James Suckling
A solid red with mushroom, bark, blackberry and black-truffle character. Full and layered with open tannins and a long, persistent finish. Creamy and polished. From a single vineyard with vines averaging 50 years old. Best from 2026.

97 Punkte Robert Parker
The Casanova di Neri 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Giovanni Neri is a lifted and punchy wine with great vertical delivery of aromas. It ferments with 10% to 15% whole-cluster fruit. Giovanni and Gianlorenzo Neri noticed brown stems and perfumed aromas, and these qualities gave them the inspiration to use the stems. Cherry and red fruit aromas are followed by pepper, wild spice, sweet earth and dusty pencil shaving. There are hints of saddle leather on the one hand and pressed rosemary herb on the other. At the very end, there is a hint of something that tastes like a crunchy breakfast bacon strip. I do love the intensity and the energy of this wine. Only 8,600 bottles were created. Fruit comes from a seven-hectare parcel in the Sesti area (along the dirt road that goes from Castelnuovo dell'Abate to Sant'Angelo in Colle) that was purchased in 2017. The vines were planted in the 1970s. The wine ages in tonneaux for 30 months, and the tannins are beautifully integrated.