Tech Notes
Wine Details
Kerin O'Keefe
Wine Enthusiast
Jeb Dunnuck
Decanter
James Suckling
Vinous
By SassodiSole
2020 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Wine Details
Produced from the finest Sangiovese grapes, manually harvested from vineyards located at an altitude of 300 meters (984 feet) above sea level. Rich, skeletal soils with a fair amount of clay and silt. The wine is aged in 50 hl Slavonian oak barrels, following the oldest tradition of Montalcino.
Technical Details
Variety: 100% Sangiovese Grosso
Type: Red
Production Area: Montalcino (Siena), Tuscany, Italy
Altitude: 280 to 320 meters a.s.l.
Growing System: Low spurred cordon
Harvest: First week of October
Maturation: 50 hl Slavonian oak barrels
Alcohol: 14.00%
Tasting Notes
Color: Intense ruby red with garnet reflections
Perfume: Intense, persistent, fine, flowery, fruity, spicy
Taste: Dry, warm, quite soft, fresh, tannic, sapid, well-bodied, balanced, intense, persistent, elegant
Service
Food Pairing: Red meats, game, seasoned cheeses
Serving Temperature: 18 to 20 degrees C
[Information provided by Votto Vines]
Region:
Tuscany
Vintage:
2020
Grape:
Sangiovese
Country:
Italy
Unit Size:
750.00 ML
Alcohol Percentage:
14.00
Appellation:
Brunello di Montalcino
Wine: Sassodisole 2020 Brunello di Montalcino
Score/Rating: 94
Suggested Drinking Window: 2028 - 2035
Review Date: 11/2024
Reviewed By: Kerin O'Keefe
Tasting Notes: The 2020 Brunello from Sassodisole opens with heady aromas of underbrush, new leather, juniper berry, eucalyptus and spice. Refined and savory, the elegantly structured palate features ripe red cherry, crushed strawberry, star anise and blood orange set against firm, fine-grained tannins. Fresh acidity keeps it bright. Drink 2028-2035. Abv: 14%
Wine: SassodiSole 2020 SASSODISOLE Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello di Montalcino)
Score/Rating: 93
Review Date: 12/31/2025
Reviewed By: Danielle Callegari
Tasting Notes: The nose is earthy, umami and sweet all at once, with aromas of damp soil, crushed herbs and rocks, black olives and blackberries. Sweet, ripe blackberries and cherries define the palate, while undertones of citrus, more herbs, salt and pepper provide balance, and taut tannins create structure.
Wine: 2020 Sassodisole Brunello Di Montalcino
Score/Rating: 93
Suggested Drinking Window: 2025 - 2035
Review Date: 01/22/2025
Reviewed By: Audrey Frick
Tasting Notes: The 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino has a deep red/brick color and an expressive and ripe bouquet with a hint of rusticity, offering notes of baked red cherries, cinnamon-spiced cranberry cocktail, saddle leather, and fresh sage. Medium to full-bodied, it's open and appealing on the palate, with supple tannins and even acidity, and it remains pure through its rather long and sustained finish. I'm very impressed with this wine as well as with the direction this winery is moving in. This is likely going to have a wide window for enjoyment over the next 10 years.
Wine: SassodiSole, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2020
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: 2025 - 2032
Review Date: 11/12/2024
Reviewed By: Michaela Morris
Tasting Notes: For owner Roberto Terzuoli, keeping his clay-based soils well aerated to encourage water absorption was key to maintaining balanced vigour throughout the heat of August. He harvested at the end of September, giving a full 35 days of maceration. Favouring purity and exuberance over sheer complexity, the resulting wine presents an engaging mix of red cherry, tangerine, allspice and wet clay. Supple yet well built tannins provide a suitable frame, and there's a spaciousness, liveliness and underlying juiciness, all of which makes this very drinkability [sic]. Good value.
Wine: SassodiSole Brunello di Montalcino 2020
Score/Rating: 91
Suggested Drinking Window: Try from 2026
Review Date: 09/24/2024
Reviewed By: Aldo Fiordelli
Tasting Notes: Layered nose, offering blood orange, coffee powder, violets and cherries. The palate is supple and juicy with medium body, yet a bit chalkier on the finish due to the austere tannins. Try from 2026.
Wine: SassodiSole 2020 Brunello di Montalcino
Score/Rating: 90
Suggested Drinking Window: 2026 - 2034
Review Date: 11/2023
Reviewed By: Eric Guido
Tasting Notes: The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is smoky and savory in the glass, mixing aromas of grilled herbs and seared meats with dried black cherries and crushed rocks. This is soft-textured and round with ripe wild berry fruit scents offset by a hint of sour citrus and spice. The 2020 finishes with admirable length and potency, leaving a framework of fine tannins that add a lovely punctuation.
