Professional reviews
Robert Parker (97)
The Biondi-Santi 2015 Brunello di Montalcino exudes dark, velvety fruit and concentration while maintaining the signature elegance, suppleness and lithe personalty that distinguishes the iconic Il Greppo estate. I found this new release to be quite distinctive and exquisitely beautiful, setting it apart from many of the past vintages we are most familiar with. This 2015 edition is dark, exuberant and bold, but precise, focused and sharp as well. It will live for years in your cellar, but tasted now in its infancy, the wine shows blackberry, dried cherry, plum and dark cassis. Those dark fruit tones segue to a rich presentation of tar, spice, earth, tobacco and sweet balsam herb. The bouquet offers seamless and smooth transitions. This warm and sunny growing season favored richness and phenolic weight. Wines from Biondi-Santi are made for the long haul, and the fresh acidity that characterizes this estate is the principle reason why. However, I'd argue that this wine from 2015 will evolve over the years not only thanks to the freshness but more so thanks to the important structure of this solid and profound wine.
James Suckling (97)
This is so transparent and beautiful with clarity. Cherry, plum, strawberry, and berry character with some stone and orange. It’s full-bodied and very linear and round with balance and refinement. The tannins are fine and very powdery in texture. Excellent depth. Ripe, yet so energetic. Fresh, vivid and round.
Jancis Robinson (18)
Healthy, just mid ruby with broad pale-orange rim. Impressively closed for a wine of 10 years old. Compact and slow to open up, while the nose is refined and complex and pure. Fluid and tannic at the same time. Right now showing a muscly structure while the complex juicy fruit effortlessly keeps up. Still not entirely ready, but if you open this a full day before, it will shine. (WS)
BOW (8.75)
Falstaff (96)
Clear ruby with a pronounced garnet tongue. Very precise and finely marked nose, seems very polished, fresh, ripe cherries, also cranberry, in addition some cardamom and ginger. On the palate grippy, dense tannin, spreads out richly, still seems extremely young, much strength for long ageing.
