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Il Valentiano
Il Valentiano's annata Brunello: 100% Sangiovese from the 1960s-planted Campaperi parcel, on galestro at 350 m. Black pepper, blackberry and amarena over the five-star 2020's succulent tannins. Drinks 2025-2035.
Svinando's technical sheet for the 2020 opens on black pepper, rich blackberry and a light amarena note; Vivino's 1,177-rating consensus adds the tobacco and leather of barrique-aged Montalcino Sangiovese.
Bright ruby with a spice-led nose: the 2020 scheda tecnica opens on black pepper and rich blackberry with a light amarena edge, and the barrique programme shows as vanilla and cinnamon. Vivino's drinker consensus adds tobacco and leather, the savoury stamp of oak-aged Montalcino Sangiovese.
Black cherry
Blackberry
Tobacco
Leather
Black pepper
Cinnamon
VanillaFull but soft-edged, exactly what the Consorzio's five-star 2020 promised with its succulent tannins. The long submerged-cap maceration that Il Valentiano runs into early December fleshes out the dark fruit, while Sangiovese acidity off galestro at 350 metres keeps the peppery mid-palate savoury rather than sweet.
Medium length that gathers power at the close, the arc the producer's own datasheet describes; drinkers flag lingering oak, tobacco and dark cherry.
Il Valentiano's annata Brunello from the estate's oldest, 1960s-planted parcel: a 4.1 Vivino average across 1,177 ratings marks it dependable rather than flashy, and at GBP 38 it sits below the estate's GBP 42 Campaperi Riserva. Drink 2025-2035; the five-star 2020 is already open for business.
One UK route today: Svinando UK, the Giordano Vini group's wine club, lists the 2020 at GBP 38 with free delivery (product code S3258), a rung below the estate's GBP 42 Campaperi Riserva 2016.
Six dimensions scored for this bottle: a five-star-vintage DOCG red that excels at the table and in the cellar, while its GBP 38 price and firm tannin keep it for occasions rather than everyday pouring.
High-acid, firm-tannin 100% Sangiovese built for the table: Vivino food votes run beef, lamb and game, and the producer's datasheet pairs it with wild boar stew.
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG prestige in an officially five-star vintage, from a single named parcel farmed by the Ciacci family since 1925: a bottle that carries a story.
DOCG rules mandate two years in oak and release only from 1 January 2025 for this 2020; the Consorzio calls the vintage suited to long ageing, with a window to around 2035.
Derived editorially (price_aggregate is empty): GBP 38 sits mid-shelf against GBP 32-42 Brunello 2019/2020 peers at the same retailer, backed by a 4.1 Vivino average over 1,177 ratings in a five-star vintage.
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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's verdict on 2020 reads accattivante, brillante, succulenta: no winter frosts, 543 mm of well-spread rain and two brief heat waves gave ripe fruit and supple tannins, wines already open yet built to age.
The Consorzio rated 2020 five stars: no winter frosts, 543 mm of well-spread rain and only two brief heat waves gave ripe, sunny fruit and succulent tannins. Approachable from release in 2025, with the balance to hold to around 2035.
The Consorzio rated 2020 five stars: no winter frosts, 543 mm of well-spread rain and only two brief heat waves gave ripe, sunny fruit and succulent tannins. Approachable from release in 2025, with the balance to hold to around 2035.
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.
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG demands 100% Sangiovese, a minimum of two years in oak plus four months in bottle, and release no earlier than 1 January of the fifth year after harvest, so this 2020 could not be sold before 2025.
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.
Il Valentiano finances this 2020 for over four years (two years minimum in oak, four months in bottle) before the first bottle could legally sell in 2025; that carrying cost is baked into the GBP 38.
The importer's technical sheet lists roughly 400 cases per vintage from the 1960s-planted Campaperi parcel, hand-picked and berry-sorted on a selection table; there are no economies of scale at that volume.
The scheda tecnica details a three-day cold soak at 12 C, daily pump-overs or delestage, then submerged-cap maceration to early December: months of tank time before the mandatory two years of oak even start.
HMRC duty on a still wine at 14.5% ABV is GBP 2.67 and VAT adds GBP 6.33, so GBP 9.00 of the GBP 38 price is UK tax before a drop is poured.
Sold direct through Svinando (Giordano Vini), whose same shelf prices comparable Brunello 2019/2020 bottlings at GBP 32-40; skipping importer and merchant margins keeps a five-star-vintage Brunello under GBP 40.
The annata releases a year earlier than Riserva and undercuts the estate's own Campaperi Riserva 2016 (GBP 42 on the same site): one year less cellar stock to finance per bottle.
Dishes that complement this wine
Svinando pairs the 2020 with wild boar stew and risotto with chicken-liver ragu; Vivino drinkers vote beef, lamb and game. The through-line is protein and fat against fresh acidity and firm, succulent tannin.
Campaperi's Sangiovese tannin, succulent in the five-star 2020 by the Consorzio's own account, binds to seared protein and rendered beef fat. Char and browning soften the grip and leave the black-pepper spice and amarena fruit running the show.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · Ribeye steak · Sirloin steak · Fillet steak · More pairings →
Svinando's own datasheet pairs the 2020 with wild boar stew, and Vivino drinkers vote game alongside beef. The wine's full body and the leather and tobacco in its drinker profile stand up to dark, slow-cooked game without either side flattening the other.
Try with: Venison Stew · wild boar stew · Beef wellington · More pairings →
Sangiovese acidity stayed fresh in 2020, a season the Consorzio logged with below-average heat stress, and it slices through lamb fat while the wine's peppery spice echoes the roast's herbs. Firm tannin scrubs the palate between rich mouthfuls.
Try with: Leg of lamb · Rack of lamb · Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce · More pairings →
Vivino's taste summary counts 16 earthy mentions (leather, balsamic) for this wine, a register that bridges straight into porcini and truffle umami. The acidity keeps buttery risotto in check while the oak-spice matches the forest-floor aromatics.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Truffle risotto · Ossobuco alla Milanese · More pairings →
Salt in aged sheep's cheese amplifies Campaperi's dark fruit and relaxes its tannin, the classic Tuscan cheese-course move for a structured Sangiovese. Svinando even suggests dark chocolate for the same softening effect on the 2020's frame.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · aged Pecorino Toscano · Parmigiano Reggiano · More pairings →
At 14.5% alcohol the 2020 amplifies capsaicin burn, so hot curries and chilli-led dishes turn it harsh. Its firm tannin also reads metallic against raw fish and oysters; keep it for the meat courses.
Skip with: vindaloo · sushi · Oysters · Sweet and sour pork · Pairing guide →
Quigley's importer sheet puts Campaperi production at about 400 cases per vintage, from Il Valentiano's oldest vines on the field of pears that names the wine. Drink the 2020 across 2025-2035; the Riserva is the one to bury deeper.
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 rules mandate two years in oak and release only from 1 January 2025 for this 2020; the Consorzio calls the vintage suited to long ageing, with a window to around 2035.
£38.00 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 DOCG Brunello made only from Sangiovese, grown on the Campaperi parcel: galestro marl at 350 metres facing south-west, planted in the 1960s. It ferments in stainless steel with a submerged-cap maceration that runs into early December, then ages in oak to the DOCG's two-year minimum; the style is full but soft, spiced with black pepper and vanilla.
Campaperi is Tuscan for campo dei peri, the field of pears. It names the first and oldest vineyard Il Valentiano planted, in the 1960s, and wild pear trees still line its edges. The Ciacci family has farmed the estate just outside Montalcino since 1925.
Yes, for drinking and for the medium term: the Consorzio rated 2020 five stars, describing captivating ripe fruit and succulent tannins from a warm, even season. The 2020 Campaperi drinks well from its 2025 release to around 2035.
Bistecca alla fiorentina and char-grilled beef first, then game and wild boar stew, roast lamb, and porcini or truffle risotto. Svinando's own datasheet suggests risotto with chicken-liver ragu; the wine's acidity and firm tannin want protein and fat.
This is the annata bottling, released on 1 January of the fifth year after harvest with at least two years in oak. The Riserva waits a further year before release: Svinando lists this 2020 annata at GBP 38 against GBP 42 for the Campaperi Riserva 2016.
Serve at 18 C in a large Burgundy-style glass and open the bottle at least 15 minutes ahead, as the producer's datasheet advises. A young vintage takes an hour in a decanter without harm; store bottles lying down, away from light, and do not refrigerate.
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