Brunello di Montalcino Giovanni Neri Casanova di Neri 2021 (750ML)

Casanova di Neri dedicates this single-vineyard Brunello to the estate’s founder. It comes from vines more than 50 years old in Sesta, in the southeastern part of Montalcino, and 20% of the fruit is fermented as whole bunches to sharpen freshness and fruit definition. The 2021 is fragrant and spicy from the first pour: dried rose, candied orange peel, incense and herbal tea, with raspberry and mint behind. Wild Mediterranean scrub, myrtle, pine and juniper, threads through dark forest berries on the palate, and sour cherry carries a long, mouthwatering finish. The tannins are compact and fine-grained, firm now but clearly well polished, and the acidity keeps everything lively. Critics expect it to start showing its best around 2028 and drink well into the 2040s. It wants wild boar ragù, venison stew or a wedge of aged pecorino.