Brunello di Montalcino

Rich cherry, plum and fragrant damson fruit, mocha and underbrush. Richly fruited cherries and damson, warmly fruited, supple, pure and mocha tinted.

Full-bodied and enveloping, the 2017 Padelletti is still young and holding up beautifully. It opens with heady aromas of camphor, dried rose, underbrush, tobacco and black-skinned fruit that carry over to the palate alon...(read more)

Lovely bold nose of balsamic, red fruits, plums and herbs, spice and coffee. Touch of aniseed, red fruits, balsamic spice and a savoury undercut.

The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is a tight and elegant expression that underlines the importance of tradition and territory. In fact, I would expect nothing less of the Padelletti family that has been making wine in Mont...(read more)

Deep and concentrated, darkly fruited, really lovely fleshiness in the core. A rich tannic frame, gorgeous balance of ripe acid, overlaid with dark cherry, plum and damson fruit.

Strawberries, plums, rhubarb and orange/ mint. Lovely weight and delivery, plentiful red fruits, mint, bitter orange, wood spice, creamy mocha. Great freshness and balance, rich tannins undercut with great acid saturatio...(read more)

Balsamic, deep fruity plum and cherry, savoury spice, mocha, chocolate, almost a touch creamy. Bold and mouthfilling with coffee, macerated cherries and balsamic spice, rich and long.

Deep ruby. Perfumed, cool cherry and raspberry fruit with saline hints. Sleek cherry fruit with the perfect dose of gravelly tannins. Lots of structure and cool, succulent fruit aromas on the finish. Can be approached no...(read more)

Seamless is a great way to describe this red wine with intense aromas of plums, cherries, walnut and sandalwood. Some lightly toasted oak, roses and lavender as well. Really aromatic. The palate is full and extremely pol...(read more)

The nose here is deeper, darker and more indulgent that the Rosso. The great weight of fruit here is more savoury and evolved with mint, meat, spice and then there's damson, a perky cherry-skin zip adds lift and energy....(read more)

After the amazing last few years that Giodo has enjoyed, the 2017 vintage doesn’t quite have the same levels of succulence but this is still an exceptional wine. Clear smoke on the first nose, aromatically rich, with tou...(read more)

This wine was tasted in a preview capacity as it won't hit the market until the beginning of next year. Tasted at the Giodo winery in one of the most remote and beautiful spots in the appellation surrounded by forests an...(read more)