2015 Castello Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
2015 was a warm and sunny vintage resulting in plush, ripe wines that have soft, almost felt-like tannins. Making these wines accessible in youth as well as offering good structure.
Late summer rains refreshed the vines and cool nights helped to retain acidity that brings freshness to these more opulent wines. These are great to open and compare with the 2016s or 2019s as an example of the difference vintage can have on wine.
Wine Spectator
This stunning red exudes bright cherry, blackberry, plum, iron and tobacco aromas and flavors, all knit together almost seamlessly, with vibrant acidity and refined tannins. Shows a combination of power and grace, with a long fruit and savory aftertaste. Best from 2023 through 2047. From Italy.
James Suckling
A tight, focused red with blackberry, black-cherry and walnut aromas and flavors. Full-bodied with juicy tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Creamy and focused. This is still very structured and powerful. Give it two or three years to open.
Wine Advocate
Showing richness, dark fruit, bold cherry and blackberry, the Castello Romitorio 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (with exactly 7,456 bottles made) embraces the exuberant character of the vintage, its warmth and its sunshine. If you seek a time capsule of 2015, I suggest that you put this bottle somewhere safe. The tannins are polished and chiseled, and at its core the wine is overflowing with blackberry preserves, cherry confit and plum.