Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino White Label 2020

“96 points.” – The Wine Independent

”95+ points. Brunello-symbol of the deep territorial work of house Neri, amplified by a great cellar protocol.” – GardiniNotes

“95 points. Really delicious fruit … Grapes from the Cerretalto vineyard are used here this year.” – James Suckling

“95 points. Oh sweet volatility and humanity, so ideally constructed, driven and acclimatized. Seduction through sangiovese and keep in mind for 2020 no Ceretalto was produced, that fruit coming here instead and so benchmark indeed.” – Michael Godel

“94 points. Because the Cerretalto was not produced, fruit from that vineyard with its reddish mineral-rich soils was directed here instead. For that reason, this wine is especially spicy, lifted and intense.” – Robert Parker

“94 points. “The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is dreamy, with a confectionary burst of sweet spice and vivid crushed black cherries complemented by rosy florals … Gorgeous.” - Vinous

"4,4 stjerner. Top 25 Brunello-vine i Danmark" - Vivino

“2020 Vintage Quality: ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) – Consorzio Brunello di Montalcino

Anmelderene rammer plet… For første gang i årevis år er alle topdruerne, der normalt helliges Casanova di Neris kostbare prestige-Brunello, Cerretalto, at finde i denne White Label 2020!

Mens omtrent 3.000 kroner dyre Cerretalto holder sabbatår, får alle topmarkens druer lov at knokle for kvaliteten i denne White Label, der som resultat er vokset til et formidabelt, anmelderrost niveau! 

Årgang 2020 får maksimumkarakteren 5 ud af 5 hos det officielle Brunello-konsortie, og flere anmeldere er tæt på at rangere  elegante 2020 over bombastiske 2019, når vi taler finesse og gemmepotentiale…

“2020 Vintage: a Mediterranean masterpiece” – The Drinks Business

“Overall, I was impressed with the 2020 vintage … I recommend it as vintage to buy and, in many cases, it is a suave vintage to hold even longer than the bombastic 2019 vintage.” – The Wine Independent

Som resultat får du magisk flydende Sangiovese-silke med skovbundsparfume og smagskompleksitet i verdensklasse… White Label, der modner på store traditionelle egefade i imponerende 43 måneder, præsenterer her Sangiovese-druen prægtigt, fokuseret og herligt usminket. Vi giver dig Supervins unikke garanti på årgangens nok vildeste Brunello-køb!

“For me the White Label is the benchmark” - Giacomo Neri, winemaker

Smagenote

White Label 2020 viser sig indbydende kirsebærrød frem med en klassisk teglstensfavet kant… Næsen er en paradeopvisning i Brunello-kompleksitet med dybe aromaer af skovbund, trøffel og cedertræ, der væves smukt sammen med parfumeret rose og lavendel, vilde toscanske urter samt uimodståelige frugtnoter af mørke kirsebær, saftige blommer og tranebær, … Brunelloen gilder med majestætisk elegance over tungen, hvor topårgangens frugt imponerer med intensitet og mineralsk friskhed i perfekt balance. Nobel, minutlang finish med appetitvækkende urtepræg og bøfvenlige silketanniner. Nej, Cerretalto er absolut ikke blevet ofret forgæves – største White Label hidtil? Drik nu, eller gem 15-20 år fra høståret. 

Anmeldelser af Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino White Label 2020

96/100 The Wine Independent

95+/100 GardiniNotes
”Brunello-symbol of the deep territorial work of house Neri, amplified by a great cellar protocol. Cranberry to the nose, nuances of tobacco, hints of laurel and peony, closed by mentholated vibrations. Brackish, with floral and small fruit memories.”

95/100 James Suckling
“Really delicious fruit with cherry and berry character, as well as a hint of cedar. Creamy tannins and fresh acidity. Grapes from the Cerretalto vineyard are used here this year.”

95/100 Michael Godel
“For me the White Label is the benchmark,” insists Giacomo Neri, from vineyards 350-480m all around the estate. A mix of expositions, “and they are all in front of Monte Amiata“ jokes Neri, but not completely. Like the Rosso a relatively short maceration, 18-19 days and aging in 20hL Slavonian casks. In many ways a normal harvest, late September to early October, though the yields were lower. Really traditional winemaking, virtually unchanged for the encouragement of no dry tannins. Perfumes are notable which says this 2020 is a sangiovese of aromatic volume and therefore depth. Have felt this before and so not surprised to once again experience this level of treble and bass through sounds, waves and sensations gone round and round. A swirl, persistent and intense, moving through the fullest and most substantial expressive moments experienced through mouthfeel. Oh sweet volatility and humanity, so ideally constructed, driven and acclimatized. Seduction through sangiovese and keep in mind for 2020 no Ceretalto was produced, that fruit coming here instead and so benchmark indeed. Drink 2025-2034. Tasted twice, November 2024.

94/100 Robert Parker
“In 2020, the Neri family did not make its flagship wine, Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto. Grapes for that wine were directed to the white-label 2020 Brunello di Montalcino instead …  The Casanova di Neri 2020 Brunello di Montalcino (with the white label) represents a departure from the norm. Because the Cerretalto was not produced, fruit from that vineyard with its reddish mineral-rich soils was directed here instead. For that reason, this wine is especially spicy, lifted and intense. Dark cherry fruit is followed by rusty nail, black pepper and milled spice. The wine is fermented in steel tanks, sees 20 days of skin maceration and ages in botte and tonneaux for over three years. The oak is very well integrated. This is a wine of character (with 98,000 bottles made).”

94/100 Vinous
“The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is dreamy, with a confectionary burst of sweet spice and vivid crushed black cherries complemented by rosy florals. It's juicy, opening with a sweet and sour sensation as hints of cranberry and tart citrus give way to a tactile coating of crunchy mineral tones toward the close. This resonates with tension, long and staining with a tinge of bitter blackberry and tangerine that pucker the cheeks as edgy tannins frame the finish. Gorgeous.”

94/100 Din VinGuide

4,4 stjerner - Vivino (30.920 bedømmelser, set over alle årgange, 11-02-25)

Nyd den til saftigt oksekød, lam med urter, svamperisotto, kraftige pastaretter samt lagrede oste. Servér ved 16-18°C.

White Label Brunello 2020 er fremstillet på 100% Sangiovese. Mosten af de håndhøstede, optisk sorterede og nøje afstilkede druer gærer temperaturstyret og spontant, uden tilsætning af industrigær. 23 dages maceration med hyppige punch downs giver et afstemt udtræk af farve, smag og tannin fra drueskindet. Modnet 43 mdr. på store slavonske egetræsfade, samt 6 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. 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.