Casanova di Neri
Casanova di Neri's Tenuta Nuova is the estate's powerful single-property Brunello: 100% Sangiovese from stony galestro soils around Montalcino, aged about 36 months in Slavonian oak botti and French tonneaux. Expect ripe dark cherry, leather and bals
Casanova di Neri's single-vineyard Brunello is drawn from galestro soils at Le Cetine, where the producer's own notes and 25,784 Vivino drinkers agree on dark fruit, sweet tobacco and silky tannin.
The nose opens on macerated black cherry and plum, the dark-fruit core Tenuta Nuova draws from its stony galestro vineyards at Le Cetine. Around it sit the markers Casanova di Neri's long oak ageing leaves: sweet tobacco, dark chocolate and a balsamic lift of incense and rosemary. With air, dried violet and a leather edge emerge, the savoury side that 1,288 Vivino reviewers log as earthy and smoky.
Black cherry
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Plum
Tobacco
Leather
Oak
Liquorice
ChocolateOn the palate it is full-bodied and concentrated, the 14.5% alcohol carried by Sangiovese's bright acidity and tannins the producer calls ripe and silky after around 36 months in oak, a mix of 500-litre French tonneaux and large botti. The 24-day skin maceration shows in the grip, but galestro-grown fruit keeps it polished rather than rustic. Black cherry and liquorice run through the middle, framed by the oak-and-tobacco signature 1,627 drinkers flag.
The finish is long and savoury, leather and dark chocolate trailing a fine tannic spine. This is built to age: since 2010 the wine has not scored below 95 points from the Wine Advocate.
Tenuta Nuova is Casanova di Neri's powerful single-vineyard Brunello, a clear step up from the estate's classic bottling and one of Montalcino's most reliably high-scoring labels, with 25,784 Vivino ratings averaging 4.5 stars. Give the top vintages a decade and pour it with rare red meat.
Five live UK listings span the 2016 to 2019 vintages from Decantalo, Millesima and Vinatis, with the outstanding 2016 and 2019 commanding the top prices.
A textbook food Sangiovese and a serious cellar candidate, priced as a premium Brunello rather than an everyday or value pour.
A medium-to-firm-tannin Sangiovese with bright acidity and savoury depth, Brunello is a textbook food red that lifts grilled and braised meats.
DOCG Brunello with five-year mandated ageing, 14.5% alcohol and firm tannin; the 2016 and 2019 reward 15 to 20 years and score among Montalcino's best.
A high-prestige single-vineyard Brunello with a 97-point 2019 and an unbroken 95-plus Wine Advocate run since 2010, made for special occasions.
Classic indigenous Sangiovese and top DOCG status help, but firm tannin, oak weight and a premium price make this a step up from a beginner red.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our editorial 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 rates 2016 and 2019 five stars and the warmer 2017 and cooler 2018 four; the Wine Advocate scored the 2019 Tenuta Nuova 97 points.
An outstanding, perfumed and balanced Montalcino vintage. The Wine Advocate scored Tenuta Nuova 2019 at 97 points; it is structured for two decades in the cellar.
A cooler, more classic season giving fresher, more elegant, mid-weight Brunello that drinks earlier. A poised Tenuta Nuova for nearer-term enjoyment.
A warm, drought-marked season that produced riper, more forward Brunello. Tenuta Nuova's powerful style absorbed the heat, giving a generous wine to drink ahead of the cooler vintages.
An outstanding Montalcino vintage with fresh red fruit, fine persistence and the structure for long ageing. Tenuta Nuova 2016 is built to cellar deep into the 2030s and beyond.
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's five-year ageing rule, Casanova di Neri's 500-litre oak programme and an unbroken run of 95-plus Wine Advocate scores since 2010 all shape what Tenuta Nuova costs.
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.
Tenuta Nuova is sourced only from the Le Cetine estate's stony galestro vineyards south of Montalcino, hand-harvested and clone-selected, which caps yield and lifts cost well above a negoce Brunello.
Brunello law requires five years' ageing; Casanova di Neri holds Tenuta Nuova around 36 months in oak plus a year in bottle, tying up cellar space and capital for years before a bottle sells.
Ageing in 500-litre French tonneaux alongside large botti adds barrel cost the producer recoups in the bottle price.
Since 2010 the wine has not scored below 95 from the Wine Advocate and the 2019 took 97 points; that record and worldwide demand, 25,784 Vivino ratings, hold the UK price between 60 and 122 pounds.
UK alcohol duty on a still wine at 14.5% is 2.67 pounds a bottle, and 20% VAT adds roughly 10 to 20 pounds on a 60 to 100 pound Brunello before any retailer margin.
Tenuta Nuova sits under the estate's flagship Cerretalto, so buyers get Casanova di Neri's single-vineyard pedigree without the top-cuvee premium, softening the price a little.
Dishes that complement this wine
The wine's firm tannin and bright acidity are built for rare bistecca alla fiorentina, braised beef and aged pecorino, and clash with chilli heat and delicate raw fish.
Brunello's firm, fine-grained Sangiovese tannins need protein and fat to soften. A rare bistecca alla fiorentina, the Tuscan benchmark, or any chargrilled red meat melts that grip into the wine's dark-cherry core.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · Ribeye steak · Lamb shank · More pairings →
The Tenuta Nuova is full-bodied and concentrated, so it wants a dish with equal weight. Long-braised beef, veal shin or lamb ragu match its body without being overpowered, while Sangiovese acidity lifts the richness.
Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →
Tannin plus the wine's bright acidity cut cleanly through the fat of mature sheep's-milk cheese. Aged pecorino, the Tuscan table classic, meets the leather and dark-chocolate notes rather than fighting them.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Cheese board
Casanova di Neri's long oak ageing leaves balsamic, incense and rosemary aromatics. Those notes bridge straight to herb-crusted lamb and rosemary-scented roasts, the herb on the plate echoing the herb in the glass.
Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Lamb shank · More pairings →
Sangiovese is built around acidity, which is why it sits so naturally with tomato. A wild-boar or lamb ragu over pici or pappardelle finds the wine's red-cherry acidity slicing through the sauce.
Try with: Pici al ragu · Pappardelle al cinghiale · Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →
High chilli heat amplifies Brunello's tannin and 14.5% alcohol, turning both harsh and bitter. Delicate raw fish and briny oysters are flattened by the wine's weight and oak. Keep this bottle for red meat, not the spice rack or the sushi counter.
Skip with: Al Pastor · Bokkeumbap · sushi · oysters · vindaloo · Pairing guide →
Top years like 2016 and 2019 reward 15 to 20 years in the cellar, while the warmer 2017 and cooler 2018 are for nearer-term drinking.
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 with five-year mandated ageing, 14.5% alcohol and firm tannin; the 2016 and 2019 reward 15 to 20 years and score among Montalcino's best.
£60.20 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 · MediumIt is Casanova di Neri's single-vineyard Brunello di Montalcino, made entirely from Sangiovese grown on the stony galestro soils of the Le Cetine estate south of Montalcino. The producer positions it as a powerful but drinkable Brunello with long ageing potential.
The best vintages cellar comfortably for 15 to 20 years. Outstanding years like 2016 and 2019 will drink well into the 2040s, while warmer vintages such as 2017 are more approachable earlier.
Its firm Sangiovese tannins and bright acidity suit rare bistecca alla fiorentina, slow-braised beef and lamb, wild-boar ragu and aged pecorino. Avoid chilli heat and delicate raw fish.
Expect black cherry and plum, sweet tobacco, dark chocolate and a balsamic, leathery edge from long oak ageing. The palate is full-bodied with ripe, silky tannins and a long savoury finish.
It is a premium single-vineyard Brunello, usually 60 to 122 pounds in the UK, sitting above the Brunello median. Critic scores have not dropped below 95 points from the Wine Advocate since 2010, and 25,784 Vivino drinkers rate it 4.5 stars.
Current UK listings cover 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The 2016 and 2019 are outstanding Montalcino vintages built for the cellar, while 2017 and 2018 drink earlier.
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