{"id":100317,"date":"2025-11-24T02:06:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T01:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/best-brunello-di-montalcino-2021-scores-at-benvenuto-brunello-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:19:19","slug":"best-brunello-di-montalcino-2021-scores-at-benvenuto-brunello-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/best-brunello-di-montalcino-2021-scores-at-benvenuto-brunello-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Brunello di Montalcino 2021: Scores at Benvenuto Brunello 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-ai-summarize yoast-ai-summarize\"><h6>IN BREVE<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list yoast-ai-summarize-list\">\n<li>Best Brunello di Montalcino 2021: convincing quality, characterized by contrasting sensations and overall freshness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Producers&#8217; stylistic interpretation influenced the wine&#8217;s profile beyond the vintage: more approachable and immediate wines, yet age-worthy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Consorzio&#8217;s new evaluation method, &#8220;Brunello Forma,&#8221; describes 2021 as a &#8220;fragrant,&#8221; &#8220;defined,&#8221; and &#8220;vertical&#8221; vintage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The absence of extreme heat and stress conditions for Sangiovese during the harvest period contributed to a quality vintage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spring frosts and scarce rainfall marked the growing cycle, but without compromising vine health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\r\n<div class=\"align wp-block-bssb-social-share\" id=\"bssbSocialShare-1\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;socials&quot;:[{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-facebook-f&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#1877f2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;linkedin&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-linkedin-in&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0a66c2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;mobileMessenger&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;whatsapp&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-whatsapp&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#25d366&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}],&quot;align&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alignment&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0000&quot;},&quot;size&quot;:&quot;28px&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;14px&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;border&quot;:{&quot;radius&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;},&quot;shadow&quot;:[],&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;row&quot;}\">\r\n\t<div class=\"bssbStyle\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<ul class=\"bssbSocialShare\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-0\" data-social=\"facebook\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-1\" data-social=\"linkedin\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-2\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brunello di Montalcino 2021<\/strong> is a late summer afternoon, with the sun trying to break through the clouds before setting. A T-shirt might no longer be enough: better bring a sweatshirt. The <strong>new vintage<\/strong> presented at <strong>Benvenuto Brunello 2025<\/strong>, overall more than convincing from a quality standpoint, is a rollercoaster of <strong>contrasting sensations<\/strong>, which often seem to crash thunderously against the <strong>rocks of the glorious history of the Tuscan denomination<\/strong>. Goosebump-inducing, due to the <strong>abundant freshness<\/strong> that brings it closer to certain Rosso di Montalcino. Or <strong>warm and comforting, more &#8220;traditionalist.&#8221;<\/strong> Like that sweater you&#8217;ve known for years you&#8217;ll find at the bottom right. In that usual, blessed drawer.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But 2021 for <strong>Brunello di Montalcino<\/strong> is the vintage in which <strong>some producers&#8217; stylistic interpretation weighed more heavily than in other vintages<\/strong>. Montalcino is not in a bubble, and the market results for red wines, struggling internationally, have convinced more than one producer to lean toward a slimming down of Sangiovese&#8217;s profile. Which thus appears <strong>more immediate and &#8220;drinkable,&#8221; even when young<\/strong>. Alongside these interpretations, more or less successful, there are richer and fuller-bodied Brunellos, traditional and &#8220;worth waiting for,&#8221; as befits the denomination&#8217;s nature. All of this regardless of production zone, though with <strong>results that reflect the specificities of Montalcino&#8217;s soils<\/strong> and their intrinsic propensity to yield more delicate or substantial wines.    <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-a0e0ef34\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>BRUNELLO FORMA: THE SNAPSHOT OF BRUNELLO 2021 BY THE CONSORZIO DEL VINO BRUNELLO<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"yiv9512558072isPasted\">&#8220;Fragrant,&#8221; &#8220;defined,&#8221; &#8220;vertical.&#8221; The profile of Brunello di Montalcino 2021 is described this way by &#8220;<em><strong>Brunello Forma<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; the innovative evaluation method for new vintages by the <strong>Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino<\/strong>, introduced for the first time in 2024 and presented during tastings at the Church of Sant&#8217;Agostino. Based on qualitative and stylistic criteria that account for the interaction between grape variety, climate, and wine, and the <strong>heterogeneity of the territory in terms of exposure, altitude, and soils<\/strong>, the analysis shows how 2021 stands out\u2014generally speaking\u2014for a floral and aromatic profile, with a precise and layered character.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"yiv9512558072isPasted\">A balanced vintage, in which aromatic concentration, alcohol, and tannins often find natural harmony. In the <strong>best samples tasted<\/strong>, with an elegant depth that suggests positive evolution over time. <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/brunello-di-montalcino-bottling-recovery-in-the-last-two-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brunello di Montalcino: Recovery in Bottled Sales Over the Last Two Months<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/podere-salicutti-primo-brunello-di-montalcino-certificato-respekt-biodyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podere Salicutti First Brunello di Montalcino Certified respekt-BIODYN<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/brunello-di-montalcino-docg-2019-pietroso-guida-winemag-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brunello di Montalcino Docg 2019, Pietroso<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/brunello-di-montalcino-barolo-cantina-porta-rossa-prima-tenuta-piccini-langhe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From Brunello di Montalcino to Barolo: Cantina Porta Rossa Is Tenuta Piccini&#8217;s First Estate in the Langhe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/benvenuto-brunello-2025-in-montalcino-2021-vintage-takes-center-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benvenuto Brunello 2025 in Montalcino: 2021 Vintage Takes Center Stage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/serralunga-day-2025-barolo-and-brunello-together-for-the-fourth-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Serralunga Day 2025, Barolo and Brunello Together for the Fourth Edition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;With Brunello Forma, introduced last year, we inaugurated a new approach to reading vintages, moving beyond the traditional star system to adopt a <strong>more qualitative and stylistic evaluation<\/strong>, capable of better expressing Sangiovese&#8217;s personality,&#8221; comments <strong>Giacomo Bartolommei<\/strong>, president of the Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino. &#8220;This year&#8217;s evaluation tells us about <strong>a harmonious and elegant vintage, with great potential in terms of aging as well<\/strong>. Now we just have to wait for the market&#8217;s response, where we&#8217;re already seeing a very strong reception for a vintage that will enter the market starting in January.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-7cbef1da\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2021: THE VINTAGE CLIMATE<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2021 was distinguished primarily by the <strong>absence of extreme heat and related stress conditions<\/strong>. During the year, two anomalies occurred that characterized the season compared to the historical average: a colder spring (particularly in March, April, and May) with <strong>one of the worst spring frosts in the last twenty years<\/strong> (on April 8, temperatures dropped well below zero) and a noticeably drier and warmer September. Added to this is the fact that it was <strong>the second driest summer in the last thirty years<\/strong>, with only two rainfall events exceeding 20 millimeters; on the other hand, <strong>particularly high temperatures were never recorded<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The factors that most determined the vintage&#8217;s characteristics were the spring frost, which <strong>delayed the entire vegetative-productive cycle<\/strong> and in some cases resulted in reduced yields, and moderately elevated temperatures, but with a pronounced diurnal temperature range. The context? That of a <strong>particularly dry season<\/strong>, especially in March, July, and September. However, these factors did not occur simultaneously or at severity levels sufficient to compromise the vines&#8217; proper physiological functioning. The <strong>Brunello di Montalcino 2021 harvest took place in the second half of September<\/strong>, concluding in the first days of October with a <strong>harvest that was limited in some cases<\/strong> not only due to the spring frost, but also because of the lack of rainfall during the March-September period.    <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-118012e5\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>BEST BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2021: SCORES | BENVENUTO BRUNELLO 2025<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>WINERY<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2021<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>SCORE OUT OF 100<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Centolani<\/td><td>Terre De Fj\u00f2li; Tenuta Friggiali; Focaia<\/td><td>91; 92; 92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sensi 1890<\/td><td>Boscoselvo; Poggio Scudieri Officium<\/td><td>91; 91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tenute Donna Olga<\/td><td>Brunello 2021; Pietranera<\/td><td>90; 93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aminta &#8211; Famiglia Cecchi<\/td><td>Brunello 2021; Gli Amici<\/td><td>90; 89<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pietroso<\/td><td> <\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Poggio Antico<\/td><td> <\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Il Palazzone<\/td><td> <\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mastrojanni<\/td><td> <\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Castello Tricerchi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Col di Lamo<\/td><td> <\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Corte dei Venti<\/td><td> <\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Giodo<\/td><td> <\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Poggio di Sotto<\/td><td> <\/td><td>95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Franco Pacenti<\/td><td> <\/td><td>94<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ferrero<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Agostina Pieri<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Campogiovanni<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Corte Pavone &#8211; Loacker Wine Estates &#8211;<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pian delle Querci<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pinino<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tenute Silvio Nardi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tenuta le Potazzine<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Canalicchio di Sopra<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Carpineto<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Castello Romitorio<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Col d&#8217;Orcia<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cordella<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fuligni<\/td><td> <\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Collemattoni<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Armilla<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fanti<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fattoria dei Barbi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>La Serena<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Poggio alle Forche<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Casanuova delle Cerbaie<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Il Poggione<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>La Lecciaia<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>La Rasina<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>M\u00e1t\u00e9<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pian delle Vigne<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Poggio Landi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ridolfi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SanCarlo<\/td><td> <\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tiezzi<\/td><td>Tre Querci<\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Salicutti<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cortonesi<\/td><td>La Mannella<\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Banfi<\/td><td>Castello Banfi<\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Le Chiuse<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Argiano<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Caparzo<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Casisano<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Donatella Cinelli Colombini<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fattoi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gianni Brunelli &#8211; Le Chiuse di Sotto<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>La Poderina<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Poggio dell&#8217;Aquila<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rabissi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ruffino<\/td><td>Greppone Mazzi<\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Polino<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Polo &#8211; Marilisa Allegrini<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sanlorenzo<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Talenti<\/td><td>40esima Vendemmia<\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Terre Nere<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uccelliera<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Val di Suga<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>La Casaccia di Franceschi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lisini<\/td><td> <\/td><td>91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottega<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scopetone<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Abbadia Ardenga<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>La Magia<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Patrizia Cencioni<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>San Guglielmo<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sesta di Sopra<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tenuta Buon Tempo<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Villa Poggio Salvi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Voliero<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Camigliano<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capanne Ricci Tenimenti Ricci<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Castiglion del Bosco<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ciacci Piccolomini d&#8217;Aragona<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elia Palazzesi<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>La Gerla<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>La Palazzetta<\/td><td> <\/td><td>90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Le Macioche &#8211; 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A T-shirt might no longer be enough: better bring a sweatshirt. 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