Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli 2019

97 points Wine Spectator: "Packed with vivid black cherry, black currant and plum fruit, as well as iron, sanguine and tobacco accents, this red shows some power and tension, but also grace and balance. The lingering aftertaste features bright, ripe fruit and wild herbs. Best from 2027 through 2043. (3/20/24)"

96+ points Luca Gardini: "The northeast quadrant of the ‘hill’, the beautiful sustainable project by Siro Pacenti, labels of rare reliability as confirmed by this reference, the product of the youngest vines. Black cherry on the nose, nuances of wild mint and white pepper. Intense sip, iodized, with a return of sweet spices. (Oct 2023)"

96 points James Suckling: "Beautiful fresh fruit with crushed cherries, orange peel and flowers. Pure. Full-bodied with round and juicy fruit and a long, creamy finish. Flamboyant and beautiful with velvety and creamy tannins that provide a wonderful texture. Drink after 2027. (9/25/23)"

95 points Falstaff Guide: "Elegant, shiny ruby red. Forest fruits, milk chocolate, fine earthy notes on the nose, dried rose petal, mint, blood orange in the echo. A full-bodied notion on the palate, dark fruit, with a hearty finish, the alcohol is very well integrated, round and full, without missing its juiciness in the finish, good length. Alcohol 15.5%. (3/22/24)"

94+ points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "[$73 list] The Siro Pacenti 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli is heavily marked by an oak tone that sits front and center with whiffs of campfire ash or freshly split firewood. The wine shows rock-solid concentration and a level of phenolic extraction that you don't easily find in Montalcino, unless you make it your mission. The tannins are bitter and grippy, and the oak tannins overshadow the fruit tannins at this very young stage in the wine's life. The alcohol content is a very high 15.5%. Having said all that, 2019 does offer an excellent core of dark fruit, and it has the elements, and the freshness, for long aging. If you love the wines of Siro Pacenti, then you know these wines need more bottle age. Drink: 2027-2045 (12/14/23)"

93 points Eric Guido (Vinous): "A beguiling blend of mint, cedar and spiced orange slowly gives way to dried strawberries as the spicy and seductive 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli blossoms in the glass. Silky and round, it flows across the palate with a dense wave of ripe red and black fruits complicated by a bitter bite of clove and dark chocolate. It finishes long and inward, structured with sweet tannins as echoes of violet and lavender fade. I can really feel the heavy clay soils in this rendition of Pelagrilli, as they add a weight and plush feeling, yet still, the energy of the vintage shines through. Drink: 2025-2033. (Dec 2023)"