Expect dark cherry, dried red fruit, leather, tobacco, dried herb, balsamic notes, and refined oak with full body, structured tannins, and bright acidity. The 2015 vintage in Brunello was excellent — concentrated and age-worthy; 2016 is widely regarded as one of the great recent Brunello vintages.
- Varietal
- Sangiovese Grosso (100%, the Brunello clone of Sangiovese — required by DOCG regulation)
- Region
- Italy / Tuscany / Montalcino
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, traditional Brunello, structured, age-worthy
The producer
Tenute Silvio Nardi is one of Montalcino's larger and more historically established estates, founded in 1950 by Silvio Nardi. The estate produces Brunello from multiple vineyard sites across Montalcino, with the standard Brunello blending fruit from estate parcels.
What critics say
Tenute Silvio Nardi Brunello receives consistently strong reviews as a benchmark traditional Brunello, often scoring in the low- to mid-90s.
Pairing
Bistecca alla Fiorentina, lamb shoulder with rosemary, aged Pecorino