The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Le Due Porte features a wild bouquet, blending lavender and white pepper with incense and dried strawberries. Seamlessly silky and cooling to the senses, it flows across the palate with ease, displaying masses of mineral-tinged red and blue fruits lifted by a stream of brilliant acidity. It's long, potent and classically structured, with a saturation of resonant wild berry fruit aromas and hints of exotic spices.
95 points, Eric Guido, Vinous (Nov 2024)
Produced from a single vineyard sitting at 540 metres on pietranera, a hard black sandstone, Le Due Porte ages in two 10-hectolitre casks. Though less effusively scented than the estate Brunello, it heightens the exotic red fruit character of the latter. The palate is pure watermelon and pomegranate, peppered with arbutus bush, juniper and heather. Tight, fine-grained tannins are well-formed but not shy – they’ll need time to tease apart. Elegant with a long, salivating finish. Just 2,500 bottles produced, with a projected release date of late 2024.
95 points, Michaela Morris, Decanter (Nov 2023)
A precise nose offers bing cherry, violets, crushed rocks, leather and espresso bean, before an equally intentional palate reiterates those notes, adding dark chocolate and raspberry compote. Fine grained tannins feel carefully placed.
94 points, Danielle Callegari, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2025)
Open-knit dark cherry aromas with macerated violets and briny, slightly peppery depth. The palate is tight and tense, with crisp acidity, a medium body and fierce chalky tannins. Dynamic on the finish, yet youthful. Try from 2029.
93 points, James Suckling (May 2024)
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