Bacci Wines
Riserva Renieri Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
@Bill Makens , thank you so much for sharing this awesome wine! JSuckling gave this a perfect 100, and it's only getting better. Good minerality and ripe berries.
@Bill Makens , thank you so much for sharing this awesome wine! JSuckling gave this a perfect 100, and it's only getting better. Good minerality and ripe berries.
Dec 10th, 2016
I have to compare it to their previous year, in 2009, where it clearly shows consistency, yet improvement in quality, balance and clarity. James Suckling has rated this one with a perfect score of 100 points. Now, I don't know if I fully feel that this deserves a perfect rating as such, but I will definitely say that he is onto something here.
The wine showed beautiful clarity and garnet color, looking deceivingly delicate in the glass. The nose was very aromatic - notes of rose petals, smoke, wet rocks, raisins/prunes, tobacco, and graphite were all present. The pallet was very concentrated, full bodied, and lean in structure, exhibiting notes of dried cranberries and blackberries, dates, bay leaf, black pepper, and cloves, surrounded by youthful gripping tannins, and an everlasting finish harboring some firm acidity.
I will say that I thought this wine is one of the best Brunello's I've had the pleasure to have, but in the end it was just another Brunello di Montalcino, which isn't a bad thing, but it didn't quite absolutely stand out to impress me where I would rate it 100 pts, but that could change in the long life this wine will live. Bravo, Tenuta Renieri.
$119.99
I have to compare it to their previous year, in 2009, where it clearly shows consistency, yet improvement in quality, balance and clarity. James Suckling has rated this one with a perfect score of 100 points. Now, I don't know if I fully feel that this deserves a perfect rating as such, but I will definitely say that he is onto something here.
The wine showed beautiful clarity and garnet color, looking deceivingly delicate in the glass. The nose was very aromatic - notes of rose petals, smoke, wet rocks, raisins/prunes, tobacco, and graphite were all present. The pallet was very concentrated, full bodied, and lean in structure, exhibiting notes of dried cranberries and blackberries, dates, bay leaf, black pepper, and cloves, surrounded by youthful gripping tannins, and an everlasting finish harboring some firm acidity.
I will say that I thought this wine is one of the best Brunello's I've had the pleasure to have, but in the end it was just another Brunello di Montalcino, which isn't a bad thing, but it didn't quite absolutely stand out to impress me where I would rate it 100 pts, but that could change in the long life this wine will live. Bravo, Tenuta Renieri.
$119.99
Fantastic! Great balance of ripe fruit, savory, earthy, acidity, tannins.
Fantastic! Great balance of ripe fruit, savory, earthy, acidity, tannins.
Feb 29th, 2016
Good balance with concentrated fruit. Nice earthy and leathery tones. Should continue to develop nicely over next several years.
Good balance with concentrated fruit. Nice earthy and leathery tones. Should continue to develop nicely over next several years.
Feb 18th, 2016Delicious! Much more oak than the regular 2010 Brunello due to the extra year or so of aging, but a gorgeous bouquet of tobacco and mocha, with luscious cherries, Mediterranean herbs, anise, and after a good hour decant, a very smooth finish. Big firm wine with a sturdy tannic structure. Over all, I will give this a 92, but I'm truly excited to try the 2010 Reserva!
Day 2:
Some of the fruit had faded away after decanting nearly 20 hours with a plastic bag over the lid.. but other complexities and even earthiness had taken control. Still quite lovely and aromatic.
Delicious! Much more oak than the regular 2010 Brunello due to the extra year or so of aging, but a gorgeous bouquet of tobacco and mocha, with luscious cherries, Mediterranean herbs, anise, and after a good hour decant, a very smooth finish. Big firm wine with a sturdy tannic structure. Over all, I will give this a 92, but I'm truly excited to try the 2010 Reserva!
Day 2:
Some of the fruit had faded away after decanting nearly 20 hours with a plastic bag over the lid.. but other complexities and even earthiness had taken control. Still quite lovely and aromatic.
I really want to like brunello....but I can't.
I really want to like brunello....but I can't.
Jun 14th, 20142016. Cherries. Licorice and good stuff.
2016. Cherries. Licorice and good stuff.
Jul 24th, 2023
Sorry, Jake, couldn’t wait for you on this one. But SO good I’d buy again and share 😊
Sorry, Jake, couldn’t wait for you on this one. But SO good I’d buy again and share 😊
Feb 17th, 2020