Die Vegetationsperiode 2021 in Montalcino war das, was die Einheimischen als klassischen Jahrgang bezeichnen: trockene Bedingungen, kühle Nächte und eine langsame, gleichmäßige Reifung. Die kühlen Nächte waren besonders wichtig für Salvionis Weinberg La Cerbaiola 2021, der auf 420 Metern über dem Meeresspiegel im Nordosten von Montalcino liegt. Die kühlen Nächte bewahrten die Säure und die aromatischen Nuancen und verliehen diesem Brunello das strukturierte, klassische Profil, für das das Weingut bekannt ist.
Robert Parker (97)
The Salvioni 2021 Brunello di Montalcino La Cerbaiola opens quickly and gains clarity with each swirl, settling into a place of elegance and classical Sangiovese harmony. Dark fruit forms the core, framed by mineral tones and lifted floral highlights, and the palate carries this vintage forward with grace, revealing a delicate Sangiovese sweetness intertwined with subtle peppery spice and tart blood orange. Despite its 15% alcohol, the wine remains transparent and finely tuned, supported by beautifully managed tannins that are both firm and silky. This is a production of 14,750 bottles.
Vinous (97)
The 2021 Brunello di Montalcino is deeply complex and spicy, with a wild bouquet that blends orange shavings, sour cherries, rosemary and nuances of split pine. It possesses an impenetrable core of crunchy red berry fruits and mineral tones, with hints of clove adding a bitter bite under an air of violet inner florals. Youthfully dense yet refined, there is simply so much going on here, as tart cranberry blends with a saturation of fine tannins and inner rose tones swirl throughout. Nearly a minute goes by, and the 2021 can still be sensed through a tinge of licorice and lavender. This is a drop-dead gorgeous and radiant effort for Salvioni, with a bright future in store for patient collectors.
Jeb Dunnuck (96)
95-97
Also tasted from barrel, the 2021 Brunello Di Montalcino La Cerbaiola takes on notes of blood orange, dark berries, and dark earth. Offering a noble structure with good acidity and a more angular feel, it has a good deal of tension up front and a long finish.
Falstaff (95)
Sparkling, intense ruby with a fine garnet sheen. Very inviting nose, opens with ripe dark cherries, plus fresh plums and tobacco, with subtle peppery nuances in the background. Very fine and supple on the palate, opens up with fine-meshed tannins, crisp, shows firm nerve, lots of pressure on the finish, put it away for a few more years and forget about it.
