Siro Pacenti Brunello Di Montalcino Pelagrilli 2020

97 Jeb Dunnuck From 24-year-old vines, the 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino Pelagrilli pours a saturated red hue and is a luxuriously expressive, detailed wine with notes of polished leather, fresh red plum, sweet tobacco, potpourri, and currants. The palate is full yet compact and offers refreshing, energetic acidity, refined tannins, and a long-lasting finish with mouthwatering saltiness. An elegant red, it’s less structured in the range and more approachable.

96 James Suckling A round and juicy red with berry, cherry, mushroom and wet-earth character on both the nose and palate. It’s full-bodied with integrated tannins that are soft and luscious. Long, flavorful finish.

94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Showing an especially bold bouquet and rich concentration, the Siro Pacenti 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli is a big expression of Sangiovese by all means, but the wine is also balanced. The intensity is played up with aromas of baked fruit, toasted spice, sweet herb and grilled rosemary, and there is a hint of redwood and cedar or barbecue smoke. To the palate, the wine is very round and fleshed out. It covers all corners of the mouth. This is a big-boned wine with powdery young tannins and a velvety finish. Aging takes place in French barrique, which has always been the stylistic choice favored by this estate.

94 Vinous Plum sauce and sage combine with crushed black cherries and balsamic spice to create a darkly seductive bouquet as the 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Pelagrilli comes to life in the glass. It's silken in feel with cool-toned acidity and racy wild berry fruits that flow across the palate with ease. Incredibly long and expertly balanced, the 2020 leaves hints of black raspberry and sour cherry pits over a layer of sweet tannins. Patience will be required but also rewarded.
Rating: 94+

90 Wine Spectator There's a mix of cherry, plum, earth and oak spice flavors in this red, which starts out linear in profile, yet fluid, before expanding on the finish as the dense, dusty tannins flex their muscles. Best from 2027 through 2042. 2,167 cases made, 750 cases imported.