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Traditional Brunello from Le Chiuse, the Biondi-Santi family's old Riserva vineyard on Montosoli. Organic Sangiovese aged three years in old Slavonian casks: cherry, violet, tobacco and firm tannin. UK prices from £75 for the 2021.
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Le Chiuse ages its Brunello for about three years in old Slavonian casks and a year in bottle, so the wood stays in the background. Below, what 874 Vivino reviewers and Wine Spectator's 95-point review of the 2021 found in the glass.
Vivino's 874 written reviews of this Brunello lead with tobacco, oak and vanilla. Leather, earth and smoke come next, then cherry and red fruit; violet and dried rose get 21 mentions. Wine Spectator found black cherry, blackberry, earth, leather, iron and wild rosemary in the 2021. The oak here is old. Le Chiuse ages only in big Slavonian casks, some over thirty years old, chosen so the wood never overpowers the wine.
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VanillaMedium-bodied, dry and fresh, with the firm tannin and bright acidity of Sangiovese from a north-facing hill. Le Chiuse's vines sit at 330 metres on the north-north-east side of Montosoli, on old sea-bed soils of sandstone and clay. The family say this plot gives deeper, broader wines than their south-facing Pullera vineyard. Wine Spectator on the 2021: 'Guided by vibrant acidity; with aeration, the tannins are well-integrated.'
Long and savoury, with the tobacco and dried-rose notes drinkers report. About three years in old cask and a year in bottle before release mean the wood shows as texture and a touch of vanilla, not as toast.
A traditional Brunello from vines the Biondi-Santi family used for their Riserva from the late 18th century. Today Simonetta Valiani and her son Lorenzo Magnelli farm them organically. Drinkers rate the wine 4.3 across 5,211 Vivino ratings, and the 1999 (4.6) and 2016 (4.5) show how well it ages. Buy the 2021 to keep until at least 2027; the 2013 is the one to drink now.
Three vintages are on sale. The 2021 costs £75 on offer at Vino.com (down from £98) and £92 at Xtrawine. Berry Bros. & Rudd has a 2020 magnum at £152, and Corney & Barrow the 2013 in a case of six at £1,346, about £224 a bottle.
Four scores out of ten. Le Chiuse's Brunello rates highest for cellar and food and lowest for value. At £75 and up, and best from 2027, it is a wine to keep for the right dinner.
Brunello rules hold it back to the fifth year after harvest, and Le Chiuse adds about three years in cask and one in bottle. Wine Spectator's window for the 2021 runs to 2043; on Vivino the 1999 still rates 4.6.
Medium-bodied, dry, high in acidity and tannin: the classic food red. Steak, roasts, ragu, game and aged cheese all work; only fish, spice and sweet dishes do not.
Italy's top DOCG tier, a family estate with the Biondi-Santi name behind it and a 95-point review for the 2021. A natural gift for anyone who loves Tuscan reds.
£75 on offer at Vino.com for a 95-point Brunello from a seven-hectare estate with Biondi-Santi roots is fair, not cheap. The 2013 case at Corney & Barrow works out at about £224 a bottle.
Dry, firm and savoury rather than fruity, and the 2021 is best from 2027. A rewarding second Brunello, not the bottle to start with.
At £75 and up, and at its best from 2027, this is a wine for a planned dinner. The 2013 is the readiest of the three vintages on sale; the 2020 magnum opens from 2026.
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.
Montalcino's Consorzio gave 2020 five stars and 2013 four, then dropped its star system. Wine Spectator scored the 2021 95 points with a window of 2027 to 2043, and James Suckling calls the 2021s elegant, with finer tannins than 2018 and 2020.
A spring frost cut the 2021 crop, then an even summer ripened what was left. Wine Spectator scored Le Chiuse's 2021 95 points and wrote 'Best from 2027 through 2043'; the peak year here is the middle of that window. James Suckling calls the 2021 Brunellos elegant, with finer tannins than 2018 and 2020.
2020 was the last vintage the growers' Consorzio rated with stars, and it gave five. Wine Spectator calls Le Chiuse's 2020 'bright and peppery'. It is sold here only as a magnum, which ages more slowly than a bottle: drink it from 2026 to about 2040.
Montalcino's growers gave 2013 four stars out of five. Corney & Barrow, who sell this vintage in a case of six, put its drinking window at 2019 to 2027, so it is the one to open now.
A spring frost cut the 2021 crop, then an even summer ripened what was left. Wine Spectator scored Le Chiuse's 2021 95 points and wrote 'Best from 2027 through 2043'; the peak year here is the middle of that window. James Suckling calls the 2021 Brunellos elegant, with finer tannins than 2018 and 2020.
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 must be 100% Sangiovese, aged at least two years in wood and released from the fifth year after harvest. Le Chiuse's Brunello spends about three years in cask and a year in bottle, and its vines crop about 30% under the legal maximum.
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.
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Le Chiuse's Brunello vines cover under ten football pitches on the Montosoli hill, and Xtrawine puts total production at about 40,000 bottles. Every fixed cost, from the underground cellar to the organic certificate, is spread over a small number of bottles.
Official figures put Le Chiuse at 55 quintals of grapes against the 80 the Brunello rules allow from the same area, with medium-small bunches picked and sorted by hand. Fewer grapes per vine means more vineyard per bottle.
Le Chiuse keeps the wine about three years in big Slavonian casks, bottles it by gravity in the fourth year after harvest and rests it a further year in bottle. That is five years of cellar space and cash before the 2021 earned a penny in 2026.
The estate farms with certified organic methods, keeps the soil loose to feed its microbes, and ferments with native yeasts in steel and concrete. More hours in the vineyard per bottle than a conventional estate.
At about 14.5% alcohol UK duty is about £3.33 a bottle at the February 2026 rate of £30.62 per litre of pure alcohol. VAT then adds 20%: on Vino.com's £75 offer price about £15.70 goes to the Treasury.
The two cheapest UK-delivered prices, £75 at Vino.com and £92 at Xtrawine, come from Italian shops shipping direct. The 2013 through a London fine-wine merchant costs about £224 a bottle in a case of six.
Dishes that go with this wine
A dry, medium-bodied Sangiovese with bright acidity and firm tannin, made for the table. The family suggests stews, roasts, grilled meat and medium-aged cheese; Vivino's experts add beef, lamb, poultry and game.
Beef fat and juices soften the firm tannin of this north-slope Sangiovese, and the meat's char meets the wine's tobacco and leather notes. The bistecca alla fiorentina is Tuscany's own answer; the family suggests roasts and grilled meats.
Try with: Fiorentina steak · Sunday Roast Beef · Ribeye steak · Beef wellington · More pairings →
Sangiovese carries the bright acidity that tomato needs, so a long-cooked ragu tastes richer, not sharper. The wine's firm structure stands up to hours of braising, which a soft Merlot cannot. Le Chiuse itself names stews first among its matches.
Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →
Medium-bodied Brunello is heavy enough for pheasant and duck but never crushes them. The leather, earth and smoke that Vivino drinkers find in this wine sit naturally next to game. Vivino's experts list poultry and game among its matches.
Try with: Roast Pheasant · Roast Duck · Duck breast · Venison Stew · More pairings →
The acidity cuts through lamb fat and the wine's wild-rosemary note, which Wine Spectator picked out in the 2021, echoes the herb on the meat. Vivino's experts list lamb, and Xtrawine names it too.
Try with: Rack of lamb · Lamb chops · Leg of lamb · Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce · More pairings →
The earthy side of this wine, leather and smoke in 192 Vivino mentions, bridges to mushrooms and truffle, while its acidity keeps a rich risotto from feeling heavy. Medium-aged cheese is the family's own suggestion.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Truffle risotto · Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Cheese board · More pairings →
Firm Sangiovese tannin turns bitter against chilli and metallic against raw fish, and a sweet sauce makes this dry wine taste sour. Keep it away from curries, sushi and dessert.
Skip with: Green curry · Sweet and sour chicken · Nigiri Sushi · Oysters · Chocolate cake · Pairing guide →
On Vivino the 1999 (4.6) and 2016 (4.5) outscore every recent vintage, and Wine Spectator's window for the 2021 runs to 2043. The bottle is sealed with a natural one-piece cork, so store it on its side, cool and dark.
Peak around 2035. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
Brunello rules hold it back to the fifth year after harvest, and Le Chiuse adds about three years in cask and one in bottle. Wine Spectator's window for the 2021 runs to 2043; on Vivino the 1999 still rates 4.6.
£74.00 for a 75cl bottle of the 2021, at Vino, is the best price we track, 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 · MediumSimonetta Valiani, granddaughter of Tancredi Biondi-Santi, with her husband Nicolò Magnelli and their son Lorenzo, who makes the wine. The estate lies just north of Montalcino on the Montosoli hill, on vines the Biondi-Santi family used for their Riserva from the late 18th century. Simonetta took the land back in the 1990s and released the first Brunello Le Chiuse.
Dry, medium-bodied and savoury, with cherry, violet, tobacco and leather, firm tannin and bright acidity. Vivino drinkers mention tobacco, oak and vanilla most often, then leather and earth. Wine Spectator found black cherry, blackberry, iron and wild rosemary in the 2021.
Until at least 2027, and Wine Spectator's window runs to 2043. The critic gave the 2021 95 points. The 2020 magnum can be opened from 2026; the 2013 is ready now.
Yes. Le Chiuse farms its vines with certified organic methods and biodynamic practices, ferments with native yeasts and owns every vineyard it uses. The wine is bottled by gravity in the family's underground cellar, built between 2002 and 2017 in the middle of the vines.
From £75 for the 2021, on offer at Vino.com (down from £98); Xtrawine lists the same vintage at £92. Berry Bros. & Rudd sells the 2020 magnum for £152, and Corney & Barrow the 2013 in a case of six at £1,346, about £224 a bottle.
Steak, roast beef, slow-cooked ragu, lamb and game, plus mushroom or truffle dishes and aged cheese. The family suggests stews, roasts, grilled meat and medium-aged cheese. Avoid chilli, sweet sauces and raw fish, which fight its firm tannin.
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