Wonderfully textured and balanced

intense berry aromas

the oak (and that big 15% alcohol) is more prominent in this 18

beautifully balanced and packing a lot of flavor into a relatively modest package

2019 Pelagrilli--Brunello di Montalcino - Siro Pacenti Wonderfully textured and balancedParker 94+ Monica Larner The Siro Pacenti 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli is heavily marked by an oak tone that sits front and center with whiffs of campfire ash or freshly split firewood. The wine shows rock solid concentration and a level of phenolic extraction that you don't easily find in Montalcino, unless you make it your mission. The tannins are bitter and grippy, and the oak tannins overshadow the fruit tannins at this very young stage