JAMES SUCKLING 98 POINTS - "Plenty of black cherries, cedar, dried flowers and red cherries on the nose, following through to the palate, which is dense and compressed with gorgeous, intense fruit and chewy yet integrated tannins. Very, very impressive red here."
JEB DUNNUCK 97 POINTS - "Sugarille is a single vineyard site at 340 meters elevation, with galestro and limestone soils and the oldest vines of the property. The 2016 Sugarille Brunello di Montalcino has resinous aromatics of pine, menthol, cedar, and ripe black plum. The palate is full bodied, ripe with dried black cherry and sassafras, with an amplified and velvety structure, mouthwatering acidity, and a saline mineral finish. Offering depth without weight, this is a wonderfully complex wine for those who edge toward a slightly more modern style. Allow 3-5 years in the cellar and enjoy 2025-2036."
ANTONIO GALLONI; VINOUS 96 POINTS - "The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille is a sleeping giant. Cool-toned, poised yet wonderfully elegant, it lifts from the glass with a gorgeous display of lavender and purple-tinged florals before giving way to crushed stone, blackberries and a hint of sour citrus. It's silky and soft with a dense core of primary fruits, which creates a monolithic feel today yet tempts the imagination with what's to come. Brisk acids, salty minerals and fine-grained tannins combine, adding clenching grip yet also further depths, tapering off to hints of tobacco and spiced orange. Its scale is large, yet so is its potential, as this well-muscled Brunello is geared for the cellar and sure to make a lot of people happy over the next ten to twenty years."
JEB DUNNUCK 97 POINTS - "Sugarille is a single vineyard site at 340 meters elevation, with galestro and limestone soils and the oldest vines of the property. The 2016 Sugarille Brunello di Montalcino has resinous aromatics of pine, menthol, cedar, and ripe black plum. The palate is full bodied, ripe with dried black cherry and sassafras, with an amplified and velvety structure, mouthwatering acidity, and a saline mineral finish. Offering depth without weight, this is a wonderfully complex wine for those who edge toward a slightly more modern style. Allow 3-5 years in the cellar and enjoy 2025-2036."
ANTONIO GALLONI; VINOUS 96 POINTS - "The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille is a sleeping giant. Cool-toned, poised yet wonderfully elegant, it lifts from the glass with a gorgeous display of lavender and purple-tinged florals before giving way to crushed stone, blackberries and a hint of sour citrus. It's silky and soft with a dense core of primary fruits, which creates a monolithic feel today yet tempts the imagination with what's to come. Brisk acids, salty minerals and fine-grained tannins combine, adding clenching grip yet also further depths, tapering off to hints of tobacco and spiced orange. Its scale is large, yet so is its potential, as this well-muscled Brunello is geared for the cellar and sure to make a lot of people happy over the next ten to twenty years."
