Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie 2008
Red
Brunello di Montalcino, Italy
7.5
WineSaint
Il Marroneto's top-tier selection, the 2008 Madonna delle Grazie, is dark, plush, and authoritative — a bigger, bolder expression than the estate's straight Brunello, though not necessarily more complex. Rose petals, licorice and sweet red berry fruit sit alongside a gamey undercurrent, all carried on a powerful, incisive finish. The extra weight and depth are evident, but the gap between this and the base bottling is narrower than the prestige tier might suggest.
rose petalslicoricesweet red berriesgame
Label
Il Marroneto
→Small Montalcino estate producing Brunello and Rosso from a single north-facing hillside site, including the single-vineyard Madonna delle Grazie, long regarded as one of the appellation's benchmark addresses.