Siro Pacenti Vecchie Vigne Brunello di Montalcino 2016

Siro Pacenti Vecchie Vigne Brunello di Montalcino 2016

HARVESTING
Only by hand on a production for strain of 800/1.000 g., manual sorting of grapes on appropriate tables before and after the destemming

AGEING
In french oak by 225 lt. for 24 months and then in bottle 2012

Unfiltered wine.

The Siro Pacenti estate practices sustainable agriculture. The natural sediment that occasionally occurs in our bottles is evidence of our winemaking philosophy. We recommend to decant the wine before serving.

Reviews

James Suckling – “Such wonderful opulence and beauty. The nose shows dried flowers and minerals with blackberries and black cherries. Purity is the word. Full-bodied with incredible depth and structure and polished, silky tannins that envelop your palate. The length is really impressive. Try after 2025.” (97 Pts)

Jeb Dunnuck – “The 2016 Siro Pacenti Vecchie Vigne Brunello di Montalcino  is introspective and complex on the nose, with tobacco, baked earth, dried black plum, cedar, and lavender. The palate is concentrated and brooding, with cola, balsamic black fruit, and tea leaf, and the wine is full-bodied, with chiseled structure, powerful tannin, and balanced acidity. Spending two years in French oak of 225 liters, the oak influence is present but has finesse and is well-integrated for the style. This wine warrants time in the cellar and will be fantastic drinking for those who gravitate to a more polished, modern style. 2025-2040.” (96 Pts)

Wine Enthusiast – “Menthol, new leather, French oak and spiced blueberry aromas come to the forefront. Full bodied and concentrated, the firmly structured palate delivers dried cherry, grilled Porcini, vanilla and licorice set against assertive, close-grained tannins before closing on a coconut note. Give it time to flesh out in the bottle. Drink 2026–2036.” (95 Pts)

Wine Advocate – “I tasted this wine from barrel a few years back, and it’s great to follow up on its evolution. Looking back at my notes, I remarked on the generosity, depth and fruit-driven bounty of the 2016 Siro Pacenti Vecchie Vigne Brunello di Montalcino. Those are the same words I would use to describe the wine today. Indeed, they could sum up the house style that underlines concentration, careful berry selection and an elaborate oak regimen with new French barrique. Fruit from old vines represents a blend of two sites, one with rocky soils to the south and another with clay soils to the north. This wine opens to a nicely saturated appearance with dark berry, spice and tobacco. The wine is structured and firm, owning its tannins to both the fruit and the barrique. I do find the tannins to be astringent at this young stage, so I would hold off from opening this 25,000-bottle release for a long while. Like many of the other producers in Montalcino, Giancarlo Pacenti has captured the linearity and focus of the vintage, but his house style ultimately leaves a bigger mark on the fruit.” (94 Pts)