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2016 Brunello di Montalcino, La Magia, Tuscany, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sangiovese
Ready - youthful
Eric Guido
91/100
James Suckling
96/100
Product: 20161165982
2016 Brunello di Montalcino, La Magia, Tuscany, Italy

Description

Old vines, rocky soils and altitude – and outstanding vintage conditions – mean this release reaches new heights. Slow fermentation and long maceration, followed by 36 months in mixed barrels, provide fine detail of the estate’s terroir and careful winemaking. It’s high toned, pricked with roses, perfumed, succulent and full. There’s ferrous minerality, vibrant grace and gleaming, gripping tannins. Drink 2023-2043.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Sangiovese
Body Full Bodied
Producer La Màgia

Critics reviews

Eric Guido 91/100
The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino from La Magia keeps you coming back to the glass, displaying musky cherries dusted in shavings of cedar and pine, with hints of candied orange in the mix. It’s silky in feel with sweet red fruits and spices further accentuated by vibrant acids. Fine tannins come forward through the close; yet energy remains high, as this fruit-forward and seductive Brunello tapers off to hints of cinnamon and clove. eric_guido, Vinous.com.com (November 2020)
Eric Guido, Vinous.com (Nov 2020)
James Suckling 96/100
Black cherry, walnut, bark and wet earth on the nose. Some mushroom, too. Full-bodied with firm, velvety tannins that are energetic and polished at the same time. Plenty of character at the finish, if a little subdued. Very persistent. Try after 2024. james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (November 2020)
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Nov 2020)

About this wine

Sangiovese

A black grape widely grown in Central Italy and the main component of Chianti and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano as well as being the sole permitted grape for the famed Brunello di Montalcino.
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La Màgia

The Schwarz family have owned La Màgia since the mid-1970s. Originally from Alto Adige, they were among the first Brunello producers to estate-bottle their wines. This organic estate is farmed by second-generation Fabian; born in Montalcino, he succeeded his father in 2005. He has since redefined the estate’s direction, continuing to realise the potential of this hallowed site. The farm sits high above the Abbey of Sant’Animo – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – and faces south-east towards Mount Amiata. The exposure to the cold mountain winds, morning sun exposition and altitude of 400-450 metres provide a cooler microclimate, adding to the freshness, tension and energy in the wines – even in a warm vintage like ’17.
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