Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto 2019 magnum i trækasse

“100 points. “Wow. Goes on for minutes. A wine for the long run. Best of the vintage?” – James Suckling
“99 points. Simply breathtaking… Sinewy and chiselled in physique, the palate is full of vim and vigour.
“99 points. It is the determined awareness of being that makes this wine an absolute myth, now iconic in style and rare personality” – Winescritic.com
“98 points. The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto is a showstopper… Spellbinding” – Vinous
“98 points. This is Brunello di Montalcino from sangiovese something altogether incomparable.” – Michael Godel
“98 points.” – Tastingbook.com
“97+ points. This is a big wine with all muscle and no fat… Rich concentration wraps over the palate but imparts no residual heaviness. This wine has great capacity to age, but I love Cerretalto when its primary fruit is still apparent (10 to 20 years in).” – Robert Parker

Udødelige Cerretalto 2019 i eksklusiv magnumflaske!

100 points fra James Suckling og den vel nok bedste Brunello i den allerede nu legendariske årgang 2019. Det siger alt om kultvinen Cerretalto, at den slår alle konkurrenter i en årgang, hvor alle leverer de ypperste.

Casanova di Neri er vel nok verdens bedste Brunello-producent med intet mindre en 3 forskellige cuvéer i porteføljen som alle har scoret 100 points (Cerretalto, Tenuta Nuova og Giovani Neri). Cerretalto er den nok mest unikke af de tre, da den kun laves i særligt gode årgang som eksempelvis 2019.   

Men gør dig selv den tjeneste og nærlæs vinkritikeres anmeldelser af Casanova di Neris flagskib. Kollektionen af perfekte anmeldelser gennem tiden overtrumfer formentlig samtlige konkurrenter i kultvinsklassen...

100/100 Robert Parker, 100/100 Wine Spectator, 100/100 James Suckling, 100/100 Falstaff, 100/100 Luca Gardini, 100/100 International Wine Report, 100/100 WinesCritic, 100/100 Tony Wood Italian Wine, 100/100 Wine Enthusiast.

Cerretalto er ganske enkelt indbegrebet af Sangiovese-perfektionisme. Valg af mark, den minutiøse sortering af de høstede druer, vinificeringen, modningen – kun det allerbedste er godt nok. Vinen kendetegnes ved silkeagtig elegance samt en ekspressivitet og kompleksitet af en anden verden.

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Anmeldelser af Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto 2019

100/100 James Suckling
“Wow. Seductive aromas of slate, violets and black cherries as well as some graphite and cedar. Full-bodied, this has incredible depth, intensity and purity, building on the palate with focused fruit and pronounced tannins. Goes on for minutes. A wine for the long run. Best of the vintage? Try after 2029.”

99/100 Decanter
“At the far eastern limits of the zone, Cerretalto is Casanova di Neri’s coolest site, owing to marked diurnal temperature differences. Fermented in oak and aged in tonneaux, of which 20% is new, this cuvée sees long ageing in bottle and is always released a year after its stablemates in the vintages it is made. Simply breathtaking, the 2019 is a thoroughbred. Intense yet at the same time reticent, the nose simmers with pulverised rocks, graphite, smoke and wild black berries. Sinewy and chiselled in physique, the palate is full of vim and vigour. Dark fruit tones are offset by tangy pomegranate and zesty acidity, and commanding tannins are firm but not hard-edged; they simply need time. Hints of roasted coffee bean and oregano persist.”

99/100 Winescritic.com
“It is the determined awareness of being that makes this wine an absolute myth, now iconic in style and rare personality. The notes of blackberries, wild myrtle and karkadè clash with citrus tones of bergamot and lime in a vortex of pleasant contrasting sensations. In the background the "heart" notes are told with plums, strawberries and incense. A graphite tone increases its complexity. Full body, perfectly ripe and extracted tannins and a finish that ignites from the center of the palate. It is extremely current, incisive and slender in the extraction of all the components but always remains in the essential track of gustatory balance and smoothness. Plus a savory tone that makes it three-dimensional. Still a perfect wine for the Neri family, worthy of remaining with their feet on the ground day after day and being excited by the work done and what will still be."

98/100 Vinous
“The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto is a showstopper, with a bouquet that mixes hauntingly dark florals, black cherries, incense, exotic spices and sweet sage. It seduces the senses with silken textures and ripe wild berry fruit scents, taking on a steady tension as hints of blood orange and an air of violet florals saturate the palate. It finishes structured and impossibly long as a primary concentration lingers, leaving a stain of blackberry and sour cherry, all framed by regal tannins. The balance here is otherworldly. The 2019 Cerretalto displays all of the best attributes of this radiant vintage. Spellbinding.”

98/100 Michael Godel
“The Cerretalto canyon is this singular Brunello's origin, the place defined by Giacomo Neri as a “plintite,” of quartz, iron and magnesium elements residing next to and bleeding into the four hectare vineyard, which is incidentally a cooler località for Montalcino and very special place. Rare in the world, of an elemental-geological symbiosis found in parts of Australia, Brazil, China and here, in Montalcino. “It’s another planet” insists Giacomo Neri. You will smell blood and flint (a.k.a. gunpowder) because of the mineral personality. This is Brunello di Montalcino from sangiovese something altogether incomparable. A sangiovese wearing the terroir of a Tuscan trough on its sleeve, having spent two and a half years in tonneaux (more or less 20 percent new) and the same amount of time in bottle ahead of its much anticipated release. Yes the aromatics are concerned with trace metals and ingredients of the "canalone" of Torrenieri, but do not sleep on the purity and modernity of red to black fruit, or at least the perception brought forth because of the minerals involved. Sweetness of acidity is classic Casanova di Neri for 2020 but in Cerretalto they are near perfect and the tannins move from those noted out of Tenuta Nuova multiplied by the Giovanni Nero fineness to now enter into the arena of higher love. For the first time this estate’s Brunello di Montalcino should be given an absurd amount of time. Observing it change in the glass over 30 minutes explains much of what is needed to be known. Drink 2028-2043. Tasted November 2024.”

98/100 Tastingbook.com

97+/100 Robert Parker
“The Casanova di Neri 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto (with the black label) opens to medium-plus concentration, dark fruit, ferrous earth and black licorice. You get a lot of detail on the bouquet. This is a big wine with all muscle and no fat. It concludes with smoky barbecue, cola and pressed blue flower. These ethereal aromas appear only after the wine has been in the glass for a while. Rich concentration wraps over the palate but imparts no residual heaviness. This wine has great capacity to age, but I love Cerretalto when its primary fruit is still apparent (10 to 20 years in). Production is 9,700 bottles. The Cerretalto will not be made in 2020.”

Ratings fra tidl. Årg.

97/100 WinesCritic.com
”Exciting to say the least is the main profile of this young Brunello, guascone, swaggering, with every reason to be so. There is really everything in the nose with very fresh notes of cherries, red plums, currants, cassis, pink grapefruit, guarana and crushed almonds. Lemongrass, lime and vetiver give fresh, progressive notes that progressively grow from the background. Medium-full-bodied, biting and “veracious” it shows a full-bodied palate, tannins of a slightly edgy nature and a captivating finish with a remarkable Mediterranean flavour.”

96/100 Robert Parker
”Showing dried blackberry, balsam herb, vapor rub and a hint of charred chili spice, this wine offers an aromatic profile that is very much in line with a vintage that saw cool spring temperatures and a hot summer. The Casanova di Neri 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto is a wine of depth, dusty tannins and a slightly evolved fruit character. I tasted this 2018 Cerretalto next to the estate's new releases from 2019, and the latter vintage certainly offers more overall clarity and crunch. The Neri family does great work with tannin management, and although there is some chalkiness here, the wine's structure is expertly folded into the fruit concentration. Only 9,700 bottles were made.”

4,7 Vivino (6097 bedømmelser – gennemsnit over alle årgange. Set d. 31/1 2025)

Nyd den til saftigt oksekød, lam med middelhavskrydderier, indmad, kraftige pasteretter og lagrede oste.  Server ved 16-18°C.

Cerretalto Brunello er fremstillet på 100% Sangiovese, nøje selekteret fra enkeltmarken Cerretalto i det østlige Montalcino. Marken er naturligt formet som et amfiteater, let skrånende mod øst ned til Asso-floden. Galestro-mergel med stenede flodaflejringer, samt et højt indhold af jern og magnesium. Druerne er håndhøstet af 4 omgange. Mosten af de afstilkede druer gæres temperaturstyret og spontant, uden tilsætning af industrigær. 29 dages maceration, assisteret af et nedfaldssystem. Modnet 36 mdr. på egetræsfade, samt 24 måneder på flaske før frigivelse.

Om Casanova di Neri

Verdensmester i Sangiovese? Casanova di Neri har skrabet flere 100 point-udmærkelser til sig, end vi umiddelbart kan holde rede på. Wine Spectator siger det lige ud: ”Verdens bedste Brunello-producent”.

I 1971 plantede Neri-familien sine første vinstokke, og i 1978 lancerede man sin første vin. I dag råder huset over 66 hektar vinmarker.

Fra de køligste terroirs, nær vingården i det nordøstlige Montalcino, høstes druer til Cerretalto og White Label, mens berømte Tenuta Nuova laves af druer fra varmere marker syd for Montalcino.

Mens ”White Label” hylder den klassiske Brunello med lang modning på store slavonske fade, så flirter såvel Cerretalto som Tenuta Nuova diskret med det moderne. Begge modner på 500 liters franske egetræsfade, heraf dog kun 5% nye.

Tre forskellige udtryk af Sangiovese, tre dybt fascinerende verdensklassevine.  udtryk af Sangiovese, tre dybt fascinerende verdensklassevine.