Casanova Di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova 2017 (75cl, 15%)

A full-bodied Brunello di Montalcino from the 2017 vintage, made from 100% Sangiovese and bottled at 15% ABV in a 750ml format. It comes from the Le Cetine site in southern Montalcino, with fermentation in open conical stainless steel vats and no mechanical pumps, followed by ageing in small oak barrels for 24 to 30 months and at least one year in bottle. The nose shows peppery herbs, musky plums, black raspberry, crushed stone, tobacco, smoke, rose and crushed gardenia. The palate is concentrated and ripe, with dark cherry, plum, blueberry, muscular tannins, cherry bark, cinnamon and liquorice root. The finish is long and persistent, with gritty tannins dissolving into fine powder, black currant, mineral, crushed stone, dried herbs and warm spice.