Over the past few years, we've been repeatedly surprised by the wonderful style and value from Camigliano's Brunellos. The benchmark 2019 vintage and the underrated 2020 vintage saw this hidden gem score big with our customers, and now the newly released 2021 takes that same overachieving class to the next level with a glowing 94-point score from Wine Spectator.
Among the estate's 92 hectares of organically farmed vineyards, the Brunello is sourced from 50 hectares planted with Sangiovese Grosso in a mix of sand, clay and marl, situated at 300 meters above sea level and enjoying a south-southwest exposure that ensures even and optimal ripening of the hand harvested grapes. Employing meticulous sorting in the vineyard and crafted in the estate's new gravity-flow cellar, winemaker Sergio Cantini aged the "finessed and graceful" 2021 in a mix of Slovenian and French oak barrels for 24 months with 12 months in bottle, yielding a "harmonious and vibrant" Brunello.
As the 2021 Brunellos have come to market, it's becoming clear that this vintage is another category reference-point and an all-time classic, and best of all, discoveries like Camigliano show that they're among the smartest buys in Italian wine at the moment.
A delicate, juicy red, this delivers cherry, raspberry, floral and iron aromas and flavors. Aromatic, with vibrant acidity driving the fruit as this builds to the long aftertaste, where fine-grained tannins leave a powdery feel. Best from 2028 through 2043. 13,750 cases made, 3,000 cases imported.
94 points, Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator (Mar 2026)
The 2021 Brunello Di Montalcino has a reflective, bright red/orange hue and benefits from some air at this early stage, revealing notes of cranberries, cherries, tangerine, fresh wildflowers, and brushy herbs. Medium-bodied, it has elegance and energy, with refined tannins, bright acidity, and a gently tapering finish. It’s a finessed and graceful wine to drink over the coming 10-12 years. Drink 2026-2038.
93 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck (Feb 2026)
The 2021 Brunello di Montalcino opens with a bouquet of crushed strawberries and cherries, complicated by cedary spices and nuances of blood orange. It shows the weight and pliancy of its southern roots, with depths of mineral-inflected red berry fruits and mulling spices. The wine tapers off with medium length, gentle structure and a subtle cranberry tinge that pinches at the cheeks.
93 points, Eric Guido, Vinous (Nov 2025)
This has a savory character of cured meat, iron and wet stones, with spices and red berries in the background. The medium- to full-bodied palate is sleek and smoothly integrated, with well-defined yet supple tannins and a fleshy core of red fruit. Bright and juicy. From organically grown grapes. Better from 2027.
93 points, James Suckling (Dec 2025)
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