100 points/'Top 100 Wines of 2020 (#3),' James Suckling: "Blackberries, black walnuts and black cherries, as well as loads of chewy tannins. Some smoked wood, wood tannins and even black truffles. It’s full-bodied and powerful with loads going on. It just keeps growing on the palate. So much wet earth and black olive at the finish with porcini mushrooms, too. Needs time to soften. Crazy finish. Try after 2025. (1/26/21)"
98 points Falstaff: "Shiny, rich ruby. Inviting nose with multilayered notes of ripe plums, blackberry and a dash of fine leather. Juicy, ripe fruit on the approach, opens with powerful, well-integrated tannin, salty and long, firm drive, a long runner. (3/19/21)"
97 points Eric Guido (Vinous): "If checking in early, make sure to give the towering 2016 Brunello di Montalcino from Pertimali plenty of time to stretch its legs. It’s incredibly shy and backward upon first pulling the cork, coming to life nearly an hour later and never taking a step back from there on out. A beguiling display of spiced orange peels, sour cherry and mint pull you closer to the glass, where notes of cardamom, cinnamon, clove and sage reside. It’s dangerously soft and supple at first sip with fleshy red fruits and sweet spices blanketing the palate; yet beneath this soothing mix, a complex web of minerals and fine tannin slowly saturate. That said, there’s a lively bolt of acidity which maintains freshness in spite of the 2016’s heroic structure. Inner florals resonate along with a hint of white pepper, as it tapers off with classic austerity. This is a gorgeous vintage for Pertimali. Drink: 2024-2040. (Nov 2020)"
97 points Wine Enthusiast: "[$90 list] Red berry, violet and menthol aromas fill the glass alongside a whiff of underbrush in this full-bodied red. The tightly wound palate offers Marasca cherry, licorice, tobacco and a hint of game set against a backbone of assertive, fine-grained tannins. Flashes of bright acidity keep it balanced. Drink 2024–2036. Alcohol 14.5%. (May 2021)"
97 points International Wine Report: "Expressive and full of character, it shows mixed floral and fruity notes perfectly played with the subtle reduction it gives complexity. The hints of red plums, black plums, warm pebbles, hibiscus flowers and withered geraniums are the main scents. The wet asphalt and the chinotto fill the secondary scene. Medium body, round sweet tannins well integrated into the matrix and an amiable and taut finish that sets its beauty on the delicate progression. Better from 2022."
95 points Jeb Dunnuck: "From vines in the historic Montosoli area, in the north, the 2016 exhibits some rusticity with saddle leather, cherry pit, licorice and celery seed. There is concentration on the midpalate with drying tannins, and notes of amaro, and dried orange peel. Classic and savory, the 2016 has a long finish. Drink 2024-2034. (3/4/21)"
98 points Falstaff: "Shiny, rich ruby. Inviting nose with multilayered notes of ripe plums, blackberry and a dash of fine leather. Juicy, ripe fruit on the approach, opens with powerful, well-integrated tannin, salty and long, firm drive, a long runner. (3/19/21)"
97 points Eric Guido (Vinous): "If checking in early, make sure to give the towering 2016 Brunello di Montalcino from Pertimali plenty of time to stretch its legs. It’s incredibly shy and backward upon first pulling the cork, coming to life nearly an hour later and never taking a step back from there on out. A beguiling display of spiced orange peels, sour cherry and mint pull you closer to the glass, where notes of cardamom, cinnamon, clove and sage reside. It’s dangerously soft and supple at first sip with fleshy red fruits and sweet spices blanketing the palate; yet beneath this soothing mix, a complex web of minerals and fine tannin slowly saturate. That said, there’s a lively bolt of acidity which maintains freshness in spite of the 2016’s heroic structure. Inner florals resonate along with a hint of white pepper, as it tapers off with classic austerity. This is a gorgeous vintage for Pertimali. Drink: 2024-2040. (Nov 2020)"
97 points Wine Enthusiast: "[$90 list] Red berry, violet and menthol aromas fill the glass alongside a whiff of underbrush in this full-bodied red. The tightly wound palate offers Marasca cherry, licorice, tobacco and a hint of game set against a backbone of assertive, fine-grained tannins. Flashes of bright acidity keep it balanced. Drink 2024–2036. Alcohol 14.5%. (May 2021)"
97 points International Wine Report: "Expressive and full of character, it shows mixed floral and fruity notes perfectly played with the subtle reduction it gives complexity. The hints of red plums, black plums, warm pebbles, hibiscus flowers and withered geraniums are the main scents. The wet asphalt and the chinotto fill the secondary scene. Medium body, round sweet tannins well integrated into the matrix and an amiable and taut finish that sets its beauty on the delicate progression. Better from 2022."
95 points Jeb Dunnuck: "From vines in the historic Montosoli area, in the north, the 2016 exhibits some rusticity with saddle leather, cherry pit, licorice and celery seed. There is concentration on the midpalate with drying tannins, and notes of amaro, and dried orange peel. Classic and savory, the 2016 has a long finish. Drink 2024-2034. (3/4/21)"
| Product SKU | 340434 |
| Producer | Sassetti (Pertimali) |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| SubRegion | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| ABV | 14.5% |
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