- 100 points -

The purity of fruit here is so stunning with blackberry, black-cherry, black-truffle and floral aromas, as well as orange peel. It’s full-bodied and very compact with ultra fine tannins that are copious and balanced. It goes on for such a long time. The purity and precision is something else, not to mention the length and depth. So delicious now and a joy to taste. Drink or hold.

- 98 points -

Enchanting hues of blue fruits, raspberries and black cherries with flowers such as rosemary flower and violets. Full-bodied with a dense and intense palate of ripe tannins that are fine and polished. So persistent and beautiful with focus and brightness. Goes on for minutes. Try after 2024.

- 96 points -

The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva PS is absolutely impressive, but with only 4,500 bottles made, it may not prove easy to locate. This precious expression of Sangiovese exhibits a gorgeous level of intensity and power, coupled by elegance and poise. The long presentation of aromas starts with black fruit and cherry confit and continues to crushed stone, toasted spice, cola and medicinal herb. The wine's texture sticks firmly to the palate. This Brunello ages in French oak for two years.

- 95 points -

A modern style, exuding coffee, vanilla, cherry and tobacco flavors. Vibrant, offering grip and picking up mineral accents as this winds down on the finish. An elegant, minerally red under the oak. Best from 2021 through 2035

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- 94 points -

Linear in profile, but also dense and focused, with black cherry, black currant, tobacco, licorice and leather flavors permeating the structure. Muscular tannins and leafy eucalyptus notes ride the finish hard, but this red shows balance overall. Best from 2018 through 2035.

- 94 points -

Deep red. Smoky, torrefacted notes complicate bright red cherry and mineral aromas on the enticing nose. Then rich, ripe and round in the mouth, offering a generous, broad mouthfeel and a captivating multilayered quality to the flavors of red fruit, blood orange and underbrush. The finish is long and supple.

- 94 points -

Paying homage to founder Pacenti Siro, PS is sourced from a 1.5-hectare plot which he planted in the early 1970s. Suitably restrained, it takes its time to open. Initial roasted, grilled notes speak to ageing in 100% new French oak barriques, but there is plenty more as it unfolds: sage, fennel and fragrant florals poke through. The palate is polished, sophisticated and buoyed by racy Sangiovese acidity. The tannins are chalky, almost clayey, as they cling to the palate, and it finishes with a stony, mineral-like sensation. Give this a few years for the tannins and oak to mellow and merge.

Drinking Window 2024 - 2039

- 93 points -

Vanilla and toasty oak signal this fresh, cherry-flavored red, giving added tannic clout. This results in a dry, astringent finish, at least for now, that detracts from the fruit. Aeration over a few hours brought the fruit more in line with the tannins. Shows fine length. Best from 2025 through 2040. 150 cases made, 50 cases imported. 

- 92 points -

The 2015 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino Riserva PS takes no prisoners with its bouquet of licorice-infused blackberry, cherry, mocha and balsamic spice. It brightens up with time in the glass, adding contrasting dried florals and notes of crushed stone. Silky-smooth and perfectly polished, without a hard edge in sight, this boasts an amazing density of dark fruits complemented by hints of savory herbs and tobacco. You can hardly feel its aggressive tannins settling in until the very end, as the palate aches under an air of violet florals and salty mineral tones. This is a large-scaled and strapping wine that flaunts its oak influence and will require a number of years in the cellar to properly integrate it.

- 91 points -

Underbrush, sunbaked earth, French oak, coconut and balsamic aromas lead pave the way on this full-bodied red. Concentrated and structured, the firm palate delivers dried Marasca cherry, ripe plum, licorice and coffee bean alongside close-grained, rather astringent tannins that clench the finish. Give this a few years to unfurl. 

- 91 points -

Eucalyptus oil, forest-floor, leather, French oak and red-woodland-berry aromas slowly take shape in the glass. Youthfully austere, the tight, firmly structured palate offers dried cherry, pomegranate, espresso and star anise set against a backbone of close-grained tannins that clench the finish. Give it time to fully develop. Drink after 2025. 

17

Mid to deep ruby. Deep, sweet cherry nose with more than a hint of cardamom. Bags of maraschino cherry and supple acidity on the palate building up a very long, aromatic finish with the perfect dose of chewy tannins. A baroque, dramatic wine (WS)