2026 is a great opportunity to venture beyond Montalcino’s best-known names and take a chance on lesser-known properties.
Well stacked with fleshy fruit, ripe girdling tannins and bolstering acidity, the newly released 2021 Brunellos deliver across the entire gamut of price points – you really don’t need to pay top dollar to experience the true pleasure of the vintage.
But if you do want to spend a little bit more, the superstar estates’ classic bottlings are well worth considering too, as many rise to the quality level of their higher-priced vineyard-selection stablemates.
Those from Le Ragnaie, Casanova di Neri and Canalicchio di Sopra over-deliver to such an extent that they more than merit the extra splurge.
‘You really don’t need to pay top dollar to experience the true pleasure of the vintage’.
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Brunello di Montalcino 2021: Michaela’s top value picks
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