2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Ciliegio, La Magia, Tuscany, Italy

1,080 bottles produced.

In the historic heart of the estate, an ancient cherry trees stands surrounded by the oldest vines, producing the estate’s most expressive Sangiovese. After harvest, the grapes have a long, 40-day maceration on skins, followed by 36 months in French tonneau, 80% of which is new.

The wine is heady and evocative, even in a lighter vintage as ’18: a cloak of purple plum fruits embroidered with glazed cherries, floral details and rocky weight, woven together with the molten chew of sweet salty smoked pancetta – so typical of this prized cru. There is mineral energy and framed glossy oak. Gleaming, lucid and lighter than previous releases, but by no means less complex or age-worthy.

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