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Bottle of Voliero Brunello di Montalcino 2019-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

Voliero Brunello di Montalcino 2019

Red Wine from Tuscany, Italy
by Voliero
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What is this wine?
Voliero Brunello di Montalcino 2019 is a 100% Sangiovese (Sangiovese Grosso) red crafted by Andrea Cortonesi, the winemaker behind Uccelliera, from high-elevation vineyards in the northern part of Montalcino. These cooler sites bring a fresher, more floral expression of Brunello, contrasting with Uccelliera’s richer southern style. Fermentation is traditional, using native yeasts, and the wine is aged for about 30–36 months in large Slavonian oak casks, followed by bottle aging before release.

Why get this wine?
Voliero represents one of the best values in Brunello — the same meticulous craftsmanship as Uccelliera, but with a lighter, more elegant profile. The 2019 vintage is outstanding: long, even ripening delivered wines of precision, balance, and classical structure. For collectors and drinkers alike, this is a benchmark example of traditional Brunello with impeccable pedigree.

What does this wine taste like?
Vibrant red cherry, plum, and dried rose open to layers of tobacco, leather, and savory herbs. Medium to full-bodied with fine tannins, lively acidity, and a long, graceful finish.

When should you drink this wine?
Drink 2026–2040. Decant for 1–2 hours if opened young. Pair with Tuscan steak, game, or aged Pecorino Toscano.

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Voliero

Ciacci was a pioneer in Castelnuovo dell’Abate, a village just to the southeast of the DOCG’s traditional home in Montalcino. It’s a village with such a distinctive soil type that they had to come up with a new name for it: “Castelnuovo marl”. A river that passes through the village keeps the vineyards a touch cooler — very important for a DOCG that is constantly battling with the heat.

So it was that in this corner of the DOCG a new style of Brunello developed. Poggio di Soto is the most famous example, with Ciacci di Piccolomini not far behind. And it is here that we find Uccelleria, a winery with vineyards just uphill from Ciacci, where the salt-of-the-earth Tuscan Andrea Cortonosi produces his flagship wine.

People kept asking Andrea to sell his wine, but he just didn’t have enough to go around. Purchasing more land to add to production must have been tempting, but he was worried that this would dilute the very precise personality of Uccelleria — essentially, a polished somewhat modern take on Castelnuovo dell’Abate Brunello. So he built an entirely new winery.

That winery is Voliero, and the contrast with Uccelleria couldn’t be sharper. While Uccelleria is planted higher than Ciacci, Voliero goes even higher — another 200 meters up the hill. This makes a big difference! Voliero also benefits from the contribution of grapes from Sant’Angelo, another high altitude vineyard.

In the winery, there are few of the modern touches that you find at Uccelleria. Fermentations are long and cold. Aging is solely in giant casks.

All of this results in wines that are nervier and edgier than classic Castelnuovo, while still possessing all its elegance and refinement. There is more sour cherry here and fewer notes of dark chocolate. There is decidedly more freshness.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 96
"A mentholated freshness introduces the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino, as a vibrant wave of crushed cherries, mint leaf, clove and dusty roses make up its absolutely gorgeous bouquet. This is silky and enveloping yet lifted and full of energy, with crunchy red berry fruits that leave a crackle of primary concentration toward the close. It finishes pretty saline and spicy in character, leaving edgy tannins to mingle with a residual bump of acidity that maintains a wonderfully fresh sensation as tart cranberry notes fade. This is one of the most exciting young renditions of Voliero I have ever tasted. It captivates with its precision and spry personality while holding depths of complexity in reserve. Wow." -Eric Guido

Robert Parker

RP 93
"The Voliero 2019 Brunello di Montalcino has ripe cherry fruit and blackberry, with soft and ripe layering throughout. This wine shows the rich and plump side of 2019, a vintage that offers more concentration than average. Dark fruit flavors cede to spice, earth and toasted chestnut husk. This wine shows solid, chalky tannins. Some 7,600 bottles (and larger formats) were made, and they're almost ready straight out of the gate." -Monica Larner

Wine Enthusiast

WE 93
"The nose features savory aromas of earth, tar, gunpowder, balsamic, herbs, leather and black cherry. Sweet strawberries and cherries on the palate are light and bright, while flexible tannins provide structure to an overall umami feel."

What importer Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine...

100% Sangiovese from 15-25 year old vines grown in clay soils
Cold maceration with the skins at 10-12 degrees Celsius
Fermentation in steel with temperature control for 20/25 days
The wine matures in large Slavonian and French oak casks (20-50 hl) for 30 months
Approximately 650 cases produced annually

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sangiovese

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied