2015 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova
$130 (2020)
Italy
North East, Montalcino
Tuscany
Red
Sangiovese (2020 vintage)
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2015
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Revisiting Casanova di Neri this July was a fantastic opportunity to taste through the range of 2019s and 2020s (the 2019s were not included in last year's report). In my view, the Neri family represents one of the most significant evolutions in Montalcino. The wines have always possessed remarkable balance that allows them to age gracefully, yet they were once large-scaled, brooding and powerful. Today, there’s a new level of purity throughout the range but the same proportion of ripe fruit and character that is undeniably Casanova di Neri. Starting in 2017, the family began shortening maceration times and invested in an optical sorter. The differences in the wines are notable. The 2020s at this address are drop-dead gorgeous and may have been even more impressive if I hadn’t tasted them next to the 2019s. Both vintages of the Tenuta Nuova surpassed expectations. The late-release Cerretalto remains the powerhouse of this range yet comes across as harmonious from start to finish, even the 2018. But it’s the new Giovanni Neri Brunello that really turns my head (both the 2019 and 2020). Hailing from a 50-year-old vineyard near Castelnuovo dell’Abate, this gorgeous wine has quickly risen to the top of the portfolio. The family spent years rehabilitating these old vines, and now we all reap the rewards. Of note, there will be no 2020 Cerretalto, with the fruit from that bottling going into the white label Brunello.
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Revisiting Casanova di Neri this July was a fantastic opportunity to taste through the range of 2019s and 2020s (the 2019s were not included in last year's report). In my view, the Neri family represents one of the most significant evolutions in Montalcino. The wines have always possessed remarkable balance that allows them to age gracefully, yet they were once large-scaled, brooding and powerful. Today, there’s a new level of purity throughout the range but the same proportion of ripe fruit and character that is undeniably Casanova di Neri. Starting in 2017, the family began shortening maceration times and invested in an optical sorter. The differences in the wines are notable. The 2020s at this address are drop-dead gorgeous and may have been even more impressive if I hadn’t tasted them next to the 2019s. Both vintages of the Tenuta Nuova surpassed expectations. The late-release Cerretalto remains the powerhouse of this range yet comes across as harmonious from start to finish, even the 2018. But it’s the new Giovanni Neri Brunello that really turns my head (both the 2019 and 2020). Hailing from a 50-year-old vineyard near Castelnuovo dell’Abate, this gorgeous wine has quickly risen to the top of the portfolio. The family spent years rehabilitating these old vines, and now we all reap the rewards. Of note, there will be no 2020 Cerretalto, with the fruit from that bottling going into the white label Brunello.
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The team at Casanova di Neri, located in the far eastern section of Montalcino, speaks of the 2018 growing season as being quite normal. Yields were lower than in years such as 2015 and 2016 yet still in line with averages, the only issue being the heavy rain from spring through early summer. Casanova di Neri tends to seven distinct locations throughout the region to produce their white-label flagship Brunello. This wine proves that blending for balance can create fantastic results in nearly any vintage, and 2018 is no different. Two-thousand eighteen is the first release of the Brunello Giovanni Neri. This gorgeous wine is made from 50-year-old vines that Giovanni Neri acquired in the southeast of Montalcino. Quite a find. I can only imagine what better vintages may yield.
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The Casanova di Neri winery is located in the northeast of Montalcino, on the road to Torrenieri. Surrounding the winery is their Fiesole vineyard, with its Galestro soils and elevations ranging up to 380 meters. Farther east, in fact as far east in Montalcino that you can go, they also tend the Cerretalto vineyard, which feeds their late-release cru wine. Here, elevations are lower, yet the soils are unique, almost red with iron, mixing galestro marl with alluvial stones, eroded rock and magnesium. It is also from this sight, using massal selection, that Giacomo Neri planted his other vineyards. Moving slightly to the west, Podernuovo brings its high-elevation fruit to the mix, situated between 420-490 meters. And then to the south, for its warmer climate, lower elevations and the plush contours they create. Here we find Cetine near Sant’Angelo and the Giovanni Neri vineyard on the road to Castelnuovo dell'Abate. In fact, it’s a total of seven vineyards that the Neri family uses to compose their Brunello portfolio. While Cerretalto brings the power and mineral intensity, and Tenuta Nuova brings the elegance and balanced opulence, it’s the Brunello di Montalcino (often referred to as the “White Label”), with its classic lines and vivid fruit profile, that is the overachiever. This is only possible through an intricate understanding of terroir and how to blend it to perfection. In 2023, we’ll also see the release of Giacomo Neri’s next cru Brunello, the Giovanni Neri, coming from their Castelnuovo dell'Abate location, and an acquired vineyard that was already planted with fifty-year- old vines (which is quite old by Montalcino standards). Until that time, we can all get a taste of this new location through the Rosso di Montalcino “Giovanni Neri”. Gianlorenzo Neri (Giacomo Neri’s son) described 2017 as “the most Mediterranean vintage ever”. The property experienced a 35% loss of production to maintain integrity of the wines, so the family decided to place all of the Cerretalto fruit into the “White Label” Brunello, giving it a serious boost in character. Not afraid of technology, the Neri family also depended on rigorous selection through optical sorting. In the end, whether you consider their more modern leanings a blessing or a curse, this family is making some of the best wine in Montalcino.
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Modern by definition but undeniably Montalcino and Brunello in every way, Casanova di Neri has a gorgeous selection of wines heading in the market in early 2021, from the 2016 Brunellos to the 2015, late-release Cerretalto. The winery is located in the northeastern section of Montalcino, yet it tends seven different and distinct vineyards throughout the region to be able to create a balanced yet unique wine from vintage to vintage. The 2016 “White Label” Brunello is a wonderful example of this balance, once again ranking high in its peer group. On the horizon is the new Tocci vineyard acquired in the south of Montalcino. We will see its debut as a specially labeled 2018 Rosso di Montalcino named Giovanni Neri in honor of the estate's founder; more on that wine at a later date. However, in 2023, the estate will release its first Brunello made from Tocci fruit, yet another example of Montalcino producers trying to make better use of the region's diverse terroir. Whether you consider your palate for Brunello to be international or traditional, you really owe it to yourself to check in with Casanova di Neri.
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Whether it’s your style or not, the unapologetically modern Casanova di Neri estate continues to turn out a selection of high-powered Brunellos that please a broad range of palates. This is mainly the result of a near-maniacal attention to detail in both the vineyards and cellar. Research into vineyard location, clones, rootstocks, farming practices, and plant density per hectare is complemented by a hands-on approach throughout their vineyards, which spans a diverse mix of Montalcino terroirs. Meanwhile, in their three-story, gravity-fed cellar, optical sorters are used along with selected yeasts and a mix of small-to-medium-sized French oak. In the end, there’s no denying what’s in the bottle, from the seductive tonalities of the Tenuta Nuova, through to the classic lines, primary fruit, and zesty spice of the White Label Brunello; these are wines for the international palate to be sure, yet they remain undeniably Brunello di Montalcino.
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Casanova di Neri owns roughly 68 hectares of vines (32 of which are located in the area between Castelnuovo dell’Abate and S.Angelo in Colle, and the remaining 36 hectares are in Torrenieri). His two most famous vineyards and cru wines are made with grapes from those two very different areas: Cerretalto is made with grapes grown in Torrenieri, while Tenuta Nuova is made from grapes grown in Montalcino’s southern reaches towards Castelnuovo dell’Abate. The two areas are very different from multiple points of view and so are the two wines (for instance, there is a three-four week lag between budbreak at Tenuta Nuova and Cerretalto). This year, the estate didn’t release a Cerretalto, hence only the Brunello classico and the Tenuta Nuova are reviewed.
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Casanova di Neri did a terrific job with these two 2011 Brunellos. The wines are ample, rich and beautifully textured. In other words; classic Neri. In 2011, the two Brunellos aren't that different, but both are strong. The Tenuta Nuova, which emerges from a vineyard on the southern side of Montalcino, is especially of note given that so many wines from this part of town show the ill effects of the challenging growing season. The 2010 Pietradonice continues to be a perplexing wine. More should have been possible.
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Are the 2010 Brunellos really all they are cracked up to be? After months of seeing and hearing all the hype Vinous readers wanted to see (and taste) for themselves. This recent dinner at Lincoln Ristorante gave attendees an early look at a dozen of the vintage’s best known and most highly regarded wines.
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Casanova di Neri seems to be going through a bit of a rough patch lately. Last year, I had hoped the 2009s were an anomaly, but they are not. Quality has dipped. Giacomo Neri is in the midst of handing over an increasing amount of responsibility to his two sons, which is a good sign for the future. My hope is that what we are seeing here of late are the very natural growing pains of generational transition, which is always a delicate, but necessary period in the evolution of small, family-run estate. The 2010s spent about three weeks on the skins. In general, the estate has been moving towards longer macerations at lower temperatures. Needless to say, it will be interesting to see how things develop. In addition to these wines, I also tasted the last year's releases, all of which showed pretty much as they did when I saw them last February. Casanova di Neri fans can look forward to a 2010 Cerretalto Brunello next year.
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Giacomo Neri excels with rich, textured Brunellos. This year, though I find the wines excessively sweet, oaky and evolved.
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Giacomo Neri is brutally honest in describing 2008 as a challenging vintage marked by significant rain and hail events. Overall production is down 40% across the board. Neri's 2008s are impressive for the year, however, and are a testament to a grower who is willing to make the hard choices necessary to ensure consistently high quality.
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Giacomo Neri describes 2007 as a year with a warm spring followed by a cold, dry summer. Neri is one of the few growers who considers 2007 cooler than 2006, showing just how diverse Montalcino is. Temperatures were unusually warm during the spring, but then moderated over a coolish summer that saw very little rain. Acidities are a bit higher in 2007 than 2006. All that said, my tastings of the 2007s reveal them to be silkier and more polished young than the firmer 2006s. Needless to say, it will be fascinating to follow the evolution of both vintages over the coming years.
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My visit with Giacomo Neri was fascinating. I had the opportunity to taste a number of fabulous wines, but the bottle that left the deepest impression on me was the 1981 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva. Though not explicitly identified as such, the 1981 Riserva was the first wine the estate made from the Cerretalto vineyard. The wine spent a full six years in cask, yet remains fresh and striking today, despite the average (at best) quality of the vintage. Most interesting of all is that the house's trademark richness was already in place years before Giacomo Neri took over wine making duties from his father.
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This is a mixed set of wines from Casanova di Neri. I tasted these four wines twice, once at the estate and again from bottles of my cellar, where the wines were slightly fresher than they were at the property. On both occasions I found wines that have not aged particularly well both within the context of the respective vintages and relative to the peer group of top estates in which Casanova di Neri is usually placed. The one bright spot is the 2005 Tenuta Nuova, which is a lovely wine.
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Proprietor Giacomo Neri makes some of the richest, most textured Brunellos readers will come across. The house style favors a lush expression of fruit with a softness that makes the wines very appealing upon release. In recent years the wines have become more elegant, with less of the excessive heaviness that characterized prior vintages. Based on what I tasted from barrel, future vintages hold quite a bit of promise as well.
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Another estate that I didn’t pay enough attention to fifteen years ago, Casanova di Neri has since made a believer out of me. Tasting these two 2004s is likely to have the same effect on nearly any collector. The 2004 Cerretalto is a reference point wine in the region, as it remains today, and the 2004 Tenuta Nuova displays a sex appeal that keeps the taster returning for more. Both wines are flat-out stunning.
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This is a mixed set of wines from Casanova di Neri. I tasted these four wines twice, once at the estate and again from bottles of my cellar, where the wines were slightly fresher than they were at the property. On both occasions I found wines that have not aged particularly well both within the context of the respective vintages and relative to the peer group of top estates in which Casanova di Neri is usually placed. The one bright spot is the 2005 Tenuta Nuova, which is a lovely wine.
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Giacomo Neri is one of Montalcino's more gregarious producers. His passion clearly comes through in these wines, which are characterized by an emphasis on fruit and opulence. Neri's Brunellos also make a great case study in the different microclimates of Montalcino. His straight Brunello di Montalcino is made from vineyards ranging from 350-480 meters in altitude located in the northeastern quadrant of the region. The Tenuta Nuova is made from a densely-planted vineyard located roughly in between Sant'Angelo in Colle and Castelnuovo dell'Abate, in the southern part of the zone. The vines in the north typically flower three weeks later than those in the south, and naturally ripen later as well, which serves to highlight some of the differences between Montalcino's various microclimates.
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Properietor Giacomo Neri is excited about the 2003 vintage, which he believes has more potential than critics of the vintage have suggested, although he does think the wines are best suited to near- to mid-term consumption. Among recent vintages Neri cites 2004 and 2006 as those with the most potential. Still, at this level, it is truly the seriousness of the estate that prevails over vintage differences in determining the overall quality of the wines, as readers will be able to judge from these outstanding new releases.
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Giacomo Neri makes some of the most exciting modern-styled Brunellos in the zone. Neri is a fervent believer in low yields and while his wines boast notable concentration they also show remarkable elegance and expressiveness. The estate produces three Brunellos from its extensive holdings throughout the region. The regular bottling is made from the estate's home vineyard located in the northern part of the zone. It is also aged in cask for three years, making it the most classic of the three wines. The Tenuta Nuova is a decidedly more contemporary Brunello. Made from vines located in the southern part of the zone, it offers a riper, richer expression of Sangiovese. These two micro-climates offer significantly different characteristics. “In a typical vintage there can be as much as two weeks' difference in the vegetative cycle between our vineyards in the northern and southern parts of the zone. I think of our Brunello as a more ethereal wine, whereas the Tenuta Nuova is a wine with more color, softer texture and lower acidity,” says Neri.
In outstanding vintages the estate produces its top bottling, the barrique-aged Cerretalto, from vineyards located near the winery. “The Cerretalto is made from a selection of our oldest vineyards. We bottle this Brunello only when the fruit is of exceptional quality and the resulting wine has developed the complexity we are looking for during its aging in our cellars. It is not an easy wine to make as the plants offer significant challenges. They are the earliest to flower and the latest to reach maturity. Because of the longer maturation cycle there is more risk that something can go wrong during the growing season.”
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