Voorverkoop Romitorio
Briljante Brunello & sublieme Super Tuscans

The 2020 Bianco Metafisica, a varietal Chardonnay, displays crushed stone and hints of moist earth that give way to sour zests of citrus rind, young peach skins and kiwi, creating a deeply alluring and exotic display. With impressive textures, the 2020 is silky-smooth and medium-bodied, yet has masses of salty, silty minerals, spicy citrus and hints of sour melon that add attractive contrasts. It’s long and surprisingly structured with lingering inner florals and spice. There is so much potential here. The Metafisica spends eight hours on the skins and then nine months refining in tonneaux. Only 1,200 bottles were produced.  – Eric Guido, november 2021

The Castello Romitorio 2018 Romito is vibrant and fresh with lots of fresh fruit, cherry and dried blueberry. The fruit is front and center in this lively wine, and there is nice acidity to drive the wine over the palate, keeping it refreshed and ready for the next sip. – Monica Larner, februari 2022

The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino Colto is spicy and deeply perfumed. This displays raspberries, dried violets, spiced orange peels and hints of smoke. The 2020 washes across the palate with undeniable elegance, contrasting a salty flourish with vivid ripe fruits and a hint of sour citrus that pops towards the close. It leaves a staining of blue- and purple-toned florals, along with a residual bite of acidity that maintains a wonderful freshness. There’s a lovely balance here as the 2020 communicates both opulence but also importance. The Colto is a selection from all of the Romitorio vineyards, including a 10-hectare parcel of experimental clones from around Tuscany that is now 14 years old. Only 550 cases were produced. It’s refined in second-pass tonneaux for six months, followed by another six months of cement. – Eric Guido, oktober 2022

The 2018 Ripaforte is a unique Petit Verdot/Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Juicy dark cherry and blackberry fruit open first, followed by hints of lavender, licorice, dark spice and leather. Pliant and juicy, the 2018 is a terrific choice for drinking now and over the next few years. The bold, international style works so well here. – Antonio Galloni, april 2021

This is a very interesting wine that tests a cool growing site in a hot vintage. The Castello Romitorio 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Filo di Seta comes from a high-altitude vineyard with dark soils and pockets of slate and shale. It is isolated in the mountains and surrounded by thick forests and Mediterranean shrub oak. That combination of unique elements has shaped a very articulate and attuned expression that boasts vibrant fruit, smoke, spice and wet stone. The finish is sharp and especially focused with age-worthy tannins and bright acidity. – Monica Larner, februari 2022

The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (with 6,300 bottles made) works beautifully to produce a lasting sense of harmony that reflects the best qualities of this classic vintage. Part of that playlist is power, and indeed this wine registers 15% alcohol, which is high, but the freshness of these vineyard sites and the wine's acidity does a good job of mitigating that power. The fruit is polished and refined in this Riserva, and there is a pretty mix of both primary and even some distant tertiary character to shape a bouquet that is pure but also complex. – Monica Larner, februari 2022

After tasting and loving the annata, I had high expectations for the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Filo di Seta Riserva. This is youthfully restrained and grumbling in the glass, but it’s worth waiting for, as a captivating display of mentholated herbs, dusty rose, lavender, black cherries, hints of animal musk and crushed ashen stone evolves before your eyes. It’s deeply textural and polished in feel, but also full of zesty, cooling acidity that enlivens the sultry core of dark fruits and exotic spices. A saturation of tannin coats the palate, creating a massively structured and long finale with lingering remnants of salted licorice and inner violet tones. The 2016 Riserva Filo di Seta may be a masterpiece in the making, though it will be many years before it shows all of its hidden beauty. – Eric Guido, december 2021