Casanova Di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova 2017
- Vintage
- 2017
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Size
- 750ml
- Rating
- WA96, JS94, WS93
- Grape
- Sangiovese
This is one of my all-time favorite Brunellos, and although personal tastes are fluid and may change from time to time, there is something timeless and solid about this wine. It's like a touchstone. The Casanova di Neri 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova is graced with a similar interlude of elegant rose or crushed flower that we saw in the annata wine. It appears more prominently here, and with more shape and focused intensity. Make no mistake, Giacomo Neri builds wines for pleasure and sensual impact, and this wine (helped by a hot growing season and 15% alcohol) ticks all those boxes. But it also shows floral elegance and sour cherry freshness that defies our expectations of the vintage. Best after 2024. - WA96
Full-bodied, with muscular tannins supporting a ripe and transparent core of dark cherry, plum and blueberry fruit. Balanced and well done for the vintage. Chewy. - JS94
Expressive, complex and long, despite its compact profile today. Delivers black cherry, blackberry, violet, mineral and tobacco flavors that prevail, while assertive yet refined tannins leave their mark on the lingering finish. Best from 2025. - WS93
Agricola San Felice is a multi-faceted enterprise with activities spread over various locations: Above all, of course, the tenute, or farm estates, with their prized vines and olive trees , the Vitiarium, where most of the scientific research is carried out , the winecellars, where all of the production takes place, from vinification to maturation in barriques and bottling.
The Tenuta San Felice lies in the commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, at an altitude of about 400 metres, in the southern portion of the Chianti Classico district. It encompasses some 650 hectares, of which 140 are in high-quality vineyards, and boasts about 17,000 olive trees.