20 expert-recommended Brunello Riserva 2020 you need, including one spectacular 100-point wine

<p>The second-ever Riserva from Il Marroneto is undeniably one of the vintage’s outliers –&nbsp;and quite simply in a class of its own. The Mori family...

Head winemaker Federico Radi describes 2019 as intrinsically generous in every way – even in the quantity of grapes produced. Intense and captivating, the Riserva...

Released 10 years after the harvest, Le Chiuse’s Riserva is made from the estate’s oldest vines, approximately 35 years old, which typically yield small berries....

I recalled the gorgeously scented annata bottling in the aromas of Poggio di Sotto’s 2020 Riserva, here amplifying the former's heady perfumes with an exotic...

A selection made by consulting oenologist Paolo Caciorgna, Altesino’s Riserva is crafted with cellaring in mind. Bunches are chosen row by row and analysed to...

Produced since 1970, Fuligni’s Riserva celebrates its 50th anniversary with this 2020 release. While I am not sure it will be the estate’s longest-lived edition,...

Following the relatively hefty Rosso and decisively tannic Brunello, it is no surprise that Conti Costanti’s 2020 Riserva is somewhat of a brooding, structured specimen....

With respect to its ‘cru’ bottlings, Lisini considers its Riserva the most traditional within the range. Crafted from the best grapes across the estate’s various...

The Ripe al Convento vineyard expands over two sides of a single ridge. Vines with a southern exposure give muscle to the blend while those...

The Bindocci family which manages Il Poggione deems 2020 a great year, particularly for wines made from the oldest sites. As such, there was no...

A selection from the estate’s oldest vines – almost 50 years old, the Riserva sees a long 45-day maceration and maturation in entirely new French...

Older vines, longer maceration and a full extra year in smaller barrels distinguishes Padelletti’s Riserva from its annata bottling. Where the latter highlighted freshness in...

While Poggio Antico’s I Poggi bottling comes from the estate’s highest vineyard, provenance for the Riserva is vintage dependent. Winemaker Alessio Sostegni identifies parcels demonstrating...

As always, Talenti’s Riserva is crafted from the estate’s oldest plantings – averaging 30 to 40 years old. In 2020, the selection was limited to...

Near Castelnuovo dell’Abate, the Franci vineyard is a 1.5ha plot facing east to southeast, planted in 1979 with a mix of old Sangiovese clones. The...

Caprili’s Giacomo Bartolommei is among a small handful of producers who favoured bottling a Riserva in 2020 rather than 2021, explaining that the latter was...

Proprietor Simone Nannetti selects the best bunches from the estate’s highest plots for his Riserva, estimating miniscule yields of 7.5hl/ha. The intense concentration and powerful...

A barrel selection, this refines in wood for well over four years and is bottled with minimal sulphur when the moon is descending. Displaying both...

Despite forgoing its ‘NO’ bottling in 2020, La Fiorita proposes its single-vineyard Riserva, which hails from a southeast-facing site on galestro-strewn clay. Profusely fragrant, it...

Featuring the estate’s oldest vines, the Riserva hails from a single vineyard planted in 1972 and sees long ageing in French oak barrels. While decidedly...

Valeria Vittori muses that this is more of a single-vineyard selection than a Riserva as it was bottled at the same time as her annata...

Sitting just below thick forest, Bosco Alto is the estate’s highest parcel, reaching 350m. Here the limestone-rich subsoil arrives close to the surface, and this...