97 points/'Editors' Choice,' Wine Enthusiast: "This delicious, bold red offers inviting aromas of fragrant blue flowers, spiced plum, forest floor and pipe tobacco. Full and enveloping in feel, it delivers a great depth of juicy black cherry, black raspberry, licorice and baking spice flavors framed in velvety tannins. Drink 2025–2032. Alcohol 14.5%. (Apr 2022)"
94 points Luca Gardini: "Even in troubled vintages highlights the great craftsmanship of home. Nice fruit tension to the nose, blackcurrant, salty touches of caper, then laurel and nutmeg. The mouthfeel has density and tension, sapid tannins and a fruity finish. (Oct 2021)"
94 points International Wine Report: "Warm and enveloping in its mature profile showing mixed notes reminiscent of red prunes, camphor, mandarin rind, hawthorn, chamomile and bergamot. Full bodied, fine grain tannins of incredible workmanship and a voluminous finale, admirably projected in its length and distension. Better from 2022."
93 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "Generous, layered and rich, the Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona 2017 Brunello di Montalcino shows the generous fruit and deep layering that identifies this vintage. It also delivers a powerful 15% alcohol. This edition (with 69,000 bottles made) shows a bright note of sweet cherry that features strongly both on the bouquet and the palate. The wine shows lots of soft fruit with almond, spice and wild rose. From a hot and dry vintage, this Brunello is probably best suited to a near or medium-term drinking window. Drink: 2024-2038. (Feb 2022)"
93 points Wine Spectator: "[$80 list] Rich and lively, exuding cherry, plum and blackberry fruit, with accents of earth and underbrush. Harmonious and accessible now, with fine length and a lingering, mineral-tinged finish. Best from 2024 through 2040. (6/30/22)"
93 points James Suckling: "Aromas of cedar, berry, mushroom and burnt orange follow through to a full body with medium, chewy tannins and a fluid, flavorful finish. Not overdone. Drink after 2023. (11/4/21)"
93 points Falstaff (3/18/22).
94 points Luca Gardini: "Even in troubled vintages highlights the great craftsmanship of home. Nice fruit tension to the nose, blackcurrant, salty touches of caper, then laurel and nutmeg. The mouthfeel has density and tension, sapid tannins and a fruity finish. (Oct 2021)"
94 points International Wine Report: "Warm and enveloping in its mature profile showing mixed notes reminiscent of red prunes, camphor, mandarin rind, hawthorn, chamomile and bergamot. Full bodied, fine grain tannins of incredible workmanship and a voluminous finale, admirably projected in its length and distension. Better from 2022."
93 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "Generous, layered and rich, the Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona 2017 Brunello di Montalcino shows the generous fruit and deep layering that identifies this vintage. It also delivers a powerful 15% alcohol. This edition (with 69,000 bottles made) shows a bright note of sweet cherry that features strongly both on the bouquet and the palate. The wine shows lots of soft fruit with almond, spice and wild rose. From a hot and dry vintage, this Brunello is probably best suited to a near or medium-term drinking window. Drink: 2024-2038. (Feb 2022)"
93 points Wine Spectator: "[$80 list] Rich and lively, exuding cherry, plum and blackberry fruit, with accents of earth and underbrush. Harmonious and accessible now, with fine length and a lingering, mineral-tinged finish. Best from 2024 through 2040. (6/30/22)"
93 points James Suckling: "Aromas of cedar, berry, mushroom and burnt orange follow through to a full body with medium, chewy tannins and a fluid, flavorful finish. Not overdone. Drink after 2023. (11/4/21)"
93 points Falstaff (3/18/22).
| Product SKU | 342957 |
| Producer | Ciacci Piccolomini |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| SubRegion | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| ABV | 15.0% |
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