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Azienda Agricola Le Ragnaie
Single-vineyard Brunello from Le Ragnaie's east-facing plot on the galestro-limestone Montosoli hill, north of Montalcino. Pure organic Sangiovese, fermented in concrete and aged three years in Slavonian botti. Savoury, mineral, built to cellar.
What northern Montalcino's galestro soils give a single-vineyard Brunello: aroma, structure and a mineral, savoury core. Drawn from Le Ragnaie's own notes and Vivino's 4.3-star drinker consensus.
Black cherry and dark plum lead, lifted by violet, dried tobacco leaf and a savoury hint of leather. With air the Montosoli galestro shows through as crushed stone and a dusty, balsamic edge, aromatically expressive in the way high-Sangiovese sites in northern Montalcino tend to be.
Violet
Black cherry
Blackcurrant
Plum
Tobacco
Tar
Forest Floor
Leather
LiquoriceMedium to full bodied, with the firm, fine-grained tannin and bright acidity that define Le Ragnaie's house style. Blackcurrant and sour cherry sit over a savoury core of forest floor, tar and liquorice. The concrete fermentation and three years in Slavonian botti read as polished structure rather than oak spice.
Long and polished, closing on dusty limestone minerality and a gripping but ripe tannin that signals real cellar potential.
One of Le Ragnaie's single-vineyard crus, sitting above the estate Brunello in depth and site character. Vivino drinkers rate it 4.3 from more than 340 reviews, consistently praising its balance of power and finesse. Best with a few years of bottle age: the classic 2018 is approachable now, the five-star 2021 is one to cellar.
Two vintages on the UK market: the classic, three-star 2018 ready to drink and the structured five-star 2021 to cellar. Stocked here by specialists like Millesima and Decantalo around £125 to £132.
Our read on where this single-vineyard Brunello fits: a structured, age-worthy food wine for special occasions rather than an everyday or beginner pour.
DOCG Brunello aged three years in Slavonian botti, with the galestro structure and firm tannin to improve for ten to fifteen years, the five-star 2021 especially.
A prestigious single-vineyard Brunello di Montalcino at a special-occasion price; the bottle for a milestone dinner or a gift to a collector.
High acidity and firm Sangiovese tannin make this a versatile match for red meat, braises, mushrooms and aged cheese; less suited to delicate fish or fiery, sweet dishes.
At about £125 to £132 it sits well above the Brunello median, but the price is fair for a single-vineyard Montosoli cru from a benchmark grower with strong critic and drinker scores.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Brunello di Montalcino denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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The Consorzio rated 2018 three stars for a cooler, classic year and 2021 five stars for a concentrated, frost-reduced one. Here is how each shapes Casanovina Montosoli.
A five-star Montalcino vintage of low, frost-reduced yields and concentrated fruit. The 2021 Casanovina Montosoli is structured and intense, with the depth and firm tannin to reward a decade or more in the cellar.
A cooler, classic Montalcino year rated three stars by the Consorzio. The 2018 Casanovina Montosoli is fresh and aromatic, with finer, more approachable tannins than warmer vintages, drinking well now through the early 2030s.
A cooler, classic Montalcino year rated three stars by the Consorzio. The 2018 Casanovina Montosoli is fresh and aromatic, with finer, more approachable tannins than warmer vintages, drinking well now through the early 2030s.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Single-vineyard fruit, DOCG ageing rules and certified-organic farming behind the roughly £125 price of Le Ragnaie's Montosoli bottling.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Brunello di Montalcino is in the DOCG tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Brunello di Montalcino falls within Tuscany , covering Comune di Montalcino, Toscana.
Le Ragnaie bottles this cru only from a one-hectare, east-facing plot on the galestro Montosoli hill; tiny, site-specific volumes command a premium over the blended estate Brunello.
Brunello di Montalcino cannot be sold until its fifth year, with 36 months in large oak. Years of tied-up cellar stock and barrel cost are built into the roughly £125 price.
All 23 hectares are farmed organically and fermented in concrete without added yeasts; lower yields and hand-sorting raise cost versus conventional Brunello.
Le Ragnaie is a reference name for high-elevation Montalcino; a 4.3 Vivino average and firm press scores keep release and secondary-market pricing high.
Ageing in traditional large Slavonian casks reused across vintages, rather than buying new French barriques each year, restrains barrel cost relative to some prestige Brunelli.
UK alcohol duty of £2.67 per bottle plus 20% VAT adds roughly £25 to a £125 shelf price before the retailer's own margin.
Why high-acid, firm-tannined Montosoli Sangiovese pairs with Tuscan red meat, braises, mushrooms and aged pecorino, and what to keep off the table.
Firm, fine-grained Sangiovese tannin binds to the seared fat and char of rare Tuscan beef, while the wine's high acidity refreshes the palate between bites. A textbook structural match.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · Ribeye steak · Sirloin steak · More pairings →
Long, gelatinous braises need acidity to stay fresh; Sangiovese cuts the richness while its dried-herb and leather notes echo the meat's savoury depth.
Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Beef stew · More pairings →
The wine's tertiary forest-floor, tobacco and tar notes bridge to earthy mushroom and truffle, and its medium-full body matches the creamy rice without flattening it.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Truffle risotto · More pairings →
Bright acidity and tannin offset the salt and fat of mature sheep's cheese, a classic Tuscan table pairing that resets the palate between bites.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Cheese board
Savoury, dried-herb Sangiovese lifts roast lamb and feathered game, and its acidity keeps richer, fattier cuts from cloying on the palate.
Try with: Rack of lamb · Lamb shank · Leg of lamb · More pairings →
Capsaicin amplifies the wine's tannin and alcohol and hollows out its fruit, while sweet-sour glazes fight its dry, savoury structure. Keep Brunello away from fiery, sugar-laced plates.
Skip with: Szechuan beef · Crispy chilli beef · Lamb bhuna · Tandoori lamb chops · Pairing guide →
A DOCG Brunello with the galestro structure and firm tannin to reward ten to fifteen years; the five-star 2021 is the one to bury deepest.
Peak around 2032. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
DOCG Brunello aged three years in Slavonian botti, with the galestro structure and firm tannin to improve for ten to fifteen years, the five-star 2021 especially.
£108.20 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumA single-vineyard Brunello di Montalcino from Le Ragnaie, from the renowned Montosoli hill, 100% Sangiovese in a pure, high-altitude style.
Montosoli is one of Montalcino's most celebrated crus, prized for elegant, perfumed, age-worthy Sangiovese.
Red cherry, rose, dried herbs and a fine mineral thread with bright acidity and elegant tannin.
A classic, age-worthy Brunello that rewards fifteen to twenty years or more; decant young bottles.
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