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Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso [wood] 2019 [Pre-Arrival, ETA March '26]

by Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona
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This is the estate's most important wine—a Riserva made only in exceptional vintages from the legendary Pianrosso vineyard. Dark, brooding, and potent, it opens with crushed blackberries, plums, and exotic spice, building to a structured, intense finish. A wine that will reach its stride around 2028 and hold for years beyond. Arriving March 2026.

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Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona

Ciacci Piccolomini is a bastion of traditional farming and winemaking, though there is an elegance and a purity of fruit that stands it apart from its peers. They have some of the best sites in the Castelnuovo dell’Abate zone, including the iron rich ‘Pianrosso’ vineyard. Grapes are hand harvested from the perfectly oriented southeast slopes where vines are organically farmed.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 94
"The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso tempts the imagination with a darkly alluring bouquet that keeps the taster at the edge of the glass as a cooling whiff of smoke gives way to dried flowers, cedar and exotic spice. It flows across the palate with textures of pure silk, finessed and graceful, with depths of intense red and black fruits that slowly saturate. The 2019 turns inward upon itself through the finish, tannic and long with notes of licorice and cacao bean. This is a serious rendition of Pianrosso that will require patience to enjoy fully. That said, it’s sure to be worth the wait."

Robert Parker

RP 97
"The Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso opens to a wide and all-encompassing bouquet with dried cherry or cherry pie with the crust, plum tart and rose potpourri. There are evident oak tones, but they fold into underbrush, grilled herb and the generous texture of this wine. Likewise, the 15% alcohol content also neatly disappears into the wine's fleshy fruit consistency. For sure, this is a wine that needs more bottle evolution in order to hone in on the silkiness and pretty freshness of such an important Sangiovese. Exactly 43,054 bottles were made along with about 1,000 larger formats." -Monica Larner

Decanter

D 97
"Aged in Slavonian oak for 36 months, Pianrosso is a selection from the self-titled vineyard: 11 hectares in the lower southeast of Montalcino. The grapes were harvested between 11 September and 4 October 2019, suggesting a classic vintage. It shines for its Earl Grey tea aroma combined with dark cherry, cinnamon, liquorice, and a floral bouquet. The fruit character is very dark and precise; gorgeous in this vintage. Full bodied, thick and velvety with firm, long yet integrated acidity, it tapers on the finish but this should be considered a signifier of its elegance."

Wine Spectator

WS 92
"This red pulls you toward the sanguine and iron side of Sangiovese, with a core of cherry and plum flavors that show accents of oak spice and eucalyptus. There's a hard edge of tannins rimming the finish, leaving a compact feel. Best from 2027 through 2039."

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

Only made in the most exceptional vintages, Ciacci’s Riserva is produced from the top fruit within their prized cru of Pianrosso within Castelnuovo dell’Abate
Vineyard stretches from 180m to 240m above sea level, all planted to soils rich in marl
Aging takes place for 4 years in 7-30 hectoliter Slavonian oak barrels, followed by 12 months in bottle prior to release

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sangiovese

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied