Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino White Label 2020

The Wine Independent

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.

Orazio Campoli – Italian Wine Reviews

While some producers lean into whisper-quiet tradition, Casanova di Neri crafts wines with a bold, confident voice, and their classic "White Label" is the perfect introduction to their world. This is a dark and brooding Brunello, sourced from the estate's vineyards in the southern and eastern sectors of Montalcino. The nose is an opulent display of black cherry, plum compote, and blackberry, layered with notes of sweet spice, dark chocolate, and a hint of new leather. It’s a rich and immediately captivating aromatic profile. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, dense, and velvety, with a core of concentrated dark fruit supported by a framework of ripe, polished tannins. Unlike more rustic Brunellos, the texture here is seamless and modern, a signature of the estate's meticulous, state-of-the-art winemaking. A rich, powerful, and impeccably crafted modern Brunello, the 2020 Casanova di Neri is an absolute standout.

Giuseppe Lauria – Fine Wine Guide

GardiniNotes.com

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.

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.

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.

Falstaff

Bright ruby red colour. Pleasant and inviting nose of rich cherries, fine wood and earth, subtle blood orange in the aftertaste, white pepper, after a little time a clear sage flavour. Beautiful juiciness and clarity on the palate, showing fine cherry fruit, energetic nerve, powerful, long.

Ian D'Agata

René Langdahl

Jeg bliver helt nervøs. Næsen er så frit svævende og naturligt sød rødfrugtet, at jeg forestiller mig mangel på krop og sædvanlig brunello-bid i munden, men bare rolig. Numerisk 14 % og det sender signaler om en vis lethed og vinen er da også fyldt med søde små tørrede jordbær og tranebær. Strukturen siger dog klart brunello med bittertannin til den store guldmedalje, og der kommer negroni og tamarind i eftersmagen. Fremragende simpelthen. 449,95 kr. v/ 6 fl. | supervin.dk

René Langdahl

René Langdahl

Vin.connaisseur

Ikonisk Brunello med mørk kirsebær, balsamico, tobak og viol. Lag på lag af kompleksitet og en imponerende struktur. Prisen er høj, men du får power og finesse i én og samme flaske. Gem den, hvis du kan. 1 stk 499,95 / 6 stk 449,95

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).

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.

Din VinGuide

Winewherever, Rasmus Christensen

Det kan godt være at nogle ser White Label som som underliggende, men i min verden står den for noget meget selvstændigt. Altid åben og imødekommende og med masser af frisk og vibrerende energi. Den har syrlige kirsebær, ribs, ungdommelige tanniner og en uhyrlig kontant syre. Både levende, elegant og komplekst. Temmelig høj kvalitet i forhold til prisen.

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