Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione 2015 Salicutti

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (95)

The Salicutti 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione is a mid-weight red wine with a deep and lasting aromatic impact. The wine offers very vertical or lifted aromas of dried fruit, cedar wood, tilled earth, cigar, cola and medicinal herb. It also shows a lot of balsamic character, and this is something I often recognize in warm-vintage Brunello, while it offers less primary fruit. The character here is ethereal and fragrant, shedding any monolithic tones you might expect of a wine of this depth and persistence. I would recommend a medium-term drinking window so that you catch the fruit before it fades.

BOW (8.75)

Winespectator (96)

Bright cherry and juniper flavors are the main flavor themes, augmented by strawberry, wild thyme, stone and loam notes. Taut, elegant and well-structured, balanced and long. The finish reveals this wine's potential.

James Suckling (97)

Focused and linear with blueberry, crushed stone and purple fruit. It’s medium-bodied with firm, dusty tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Vivid as usual.