2013 Salicutti, Brunello di Montalcino, Piaggione, Tuscany, Bottle (750ml)
$99
96DR95+VM95RP
Critic key
RP = Robert ParkerVM = Vinous MediaDR = Decanter
- Rating
- DR96/VM95+/RP95
- Producer
- Salicutti
- Vintage
- 2013
- Region
- Tuscany
- Appellation
- Brunello di Montalcino
- Country
- Italy
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
FR96 "Salicutti's Francesco Leanza says that 2013 is the latest harvest he can remember, having started on 2nd October, and the result is superb. He deemed the vintage good enough to bottle his 'Piaggione SV' Riserva, which will be released next year. Delineated aromas of redcurrant, cherry and raspberry are joined by evocative rose and lavender. The palate brings in fennel and earth nuances, and wonderously crunchy acidity with ample yet finely textured tannins. This is the essence of grace."MM for DR Feb 2018
VM95+ "Vivid red. Bright floral and extremely clean aromas and flavors of black cherry, strawberry, sandalwood and minerals are lifted by a very strong note of violet. This very fruity and floral Brunello is a remarkably easy-to-drink, downright pretty wine that has sneaky concentration and a captivatingly complex, suave, multilayered finish. Both violet and black cherry notes echo on your palate long after you swallow. Another knockout Brunello from owner Francesco Leanza, who has transformed Salicutti into one of the world’s benchmark Sangiovese estates." Id'A for VM Apr 2018
RP95 "Salicutti's 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione shows a brilliant ruby appearance that captures the ambient light. This is a classic expression from Montalcino with seamless aromas of wild flower, cassis, smokey ash and Mediterranean herb. The mouthfeel awards an incredible feeling of linearity, precision and focus. This is a wine of pedigree that promises a long aging evolution ahead. The lucky new owners of this estate have purchased a real gem in the Italian winescape." ML for TWA Feb 2018
Monica Larner for RobertParker.com writes, "Sadly, this year's visit is probably my last with outgoing proprietor Francesco Leanza. Podere Salicutti was sold to Germany's Eichbauer family (owners of the Tantris restaurant in Munich), and the management transition is in its final stages. We can be encouraged, however, that the new owners seem intent on safeguarding the classic house style of winemaking as well as its artisanal, hands-on approach. Francesco recently bought himself a city flat in beautiful Siena and tells me he intends to continue his passion for collecting." Published: Feb 28, 2018
VM95+ "Vivid red. Bright floral and extremely clean aromas and flavors of black cherry, strawberry, sandalwood and minerals are lifted by a very strong note of violet. This very fruity and floral Brunello is a remarkably easy-to-drink, downright pretty wine that has sneaky concentration and a captivatingly complex, suave, multilayered finish. Both violet and black cherry notes echo on your palate long after you swallow. Another knockout Brunello from owner Francesco Leanza, who has transformed Salicutti into one of the world’s benchmark Sangiovese estates." Id'A for VM Apr 2018
RP95 "Salicutti's 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione shows a brilliant ruby appearance that captures the ambient light. This is a classic expression from Montalcino with seamless aromas of wild flower, cassis, smokey ash and Mediterranean herb. The mouthfeel awards an incredible feeling of linearity, precision and focus. This is a wine of pedigree that promises a long aging evolution ahead. The lucky new owners of this estate have purchased a real gem in the Italian winescape." ML for TWA Feb 2018
Monica Larner for RobertParker.com writes, "Sadly, this year's visit is probably my last with outgoing proprietor Francesco Leanza. Podere Salicutti was sold to Germany's Eichbauer family (owners of the Tantris restaurant in Munich), and the management transition is in its final stages. We can be encouraged, however, that the new owners seem intent on safeguarding the classic house style of winemaking as well as its artisanal, hands-on approach. Francesco recently bought himself a city flat in beautiful Siena and tells me he intends to continue his passion for collecting." Published: Feb 28, 2018