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| "... This family is making some of the best wine in Montalcino."
Eric Guido, Vinous |
| | "The Casanova di Neri winery is located in the northeast of Montalcino, on the road to Torrenieri. Surrounding the winery is their Fiesole vineyard, with its Galestro soils and elevations ranging up to 380 meters. Farther east - in fact as far east in Montalcino as you can go - they also tend the Cerretalto vineyard, which feeds their late-release cru wine. Here, elevations are lower, yet the soils are unique: almost red with iron, mixing galestro marl with alluvial stones, eroded rock, and magnesium. It is also from this site, using massal selection, that Giacomo Neri planted his other vineyards. Moving slightly to the west, Podernuovo brings its high-elevation fruit to the mix, situated at 420-490 meters. And then to the south, for a warmer climate, lower elevations, and the plush contours these create: here we find Cetine near Sant’Angelo and the Giovanni Neri vineyard on the road to Castelnuovo dell'Abate. In fact, it’s a total of seven vineyards that the Neri family uses to compose their Brunello portfolio. While Cerretalto brings the power and mineral intensity, and Tenuta Nuova brings the elegance and balanced opulence, it’s the Brunello di Montalcino (often referred to as the Etichetta Bianca, or 'White Label'), with its classic lines and vivid fruit profile, that is the over-achiever.
This is only possible through an intricate understanding of terroir and how to blend it to perfection. Eric Guido, Vinous
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| | | | | | 40th Anniversary Release
‣ "This 2018 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino has very refined, sweet oak-spice with a little hint of vanilla, cream, pepper and cherry. The tannins are very finely-textured but firm and grippy and together with juicy acidity combine into a long, savory, tightly wound palate. There is good concentration here of black cherry fruit, as well as finely integrated oak flavors. This producer makes a firm style of Brunello but of excellent quality and this 2018 is no exception. This wine is not showing his full potential yet and needs more time to open up but already it has a lovely combination of firmness and finesse."
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Susan Hulme MW, The Wine Independent
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| | | | ‣ "Deep, scintillating ruby with a subtle garnet sheen. Opens on the nose with notes of wild raspberry and black cherry, followed by fine, spicy elements and violet notes in the background. Substantial and dense on the palate, showing well, with compact yet many-layered tannins; a penetrating richness on the finish with a note of clove."
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Falstaff Magazin
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| | | "The team at Casanova di Neri, located in the far eastern section of Montalcino, speaks of the 2018 growing season as being quite normal. Yields were lower than in years such as 2015 and 2016 yet still in line with averages, the only issue being rains from spring through early summer.
Casanova di Neri tends to seven distinct locations throughout the region to produce their white label flagship Brunello. This wine proves that blending for balance can create fantastic results in nearly any vintage, and 2018 is no different."
Eric Guido, Vinous |
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