Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2020 750ml is a beautifully refined Brunello that combines power, freshness, and elegance in a standout 2020 vintage. Made from 100% Sangiovese, this release is especially compelling as fruit originally intended for the flagship Cerretalto was blended into the wine, adding extra depth, spice, and complexity. Layers of cherry, wild berries, floral notes, cedar, black pepper, and earthy minerality are supported by vibrant acidity and polished tannins, creating a balanced and age-worthy Brunello with remarkable character and finesse.

James Suckling | JS 95
Published: Sep 25, 2024

Really delicious fruit with cherry and berry character, as well as a hint of cedar. Creamy tannins and fresh acidity. Grapes from the Cerretalto vineyard are used here this year. Drink or hold.

The Wine Advocate | RP 94
Published: Nov 22, 2024
Drink: 2025-2040

The Casanova di Neri 2020 Brunello di Montalcino (with the white label) represents a departure from the norm. Because the Cerretalto was not produced, fruit from that vineyard with its reddish mineral-rich soils was directed here instead. For that reason, this wine is especially spicy, lifted and intense. Dark cherry fruit is followed by rusty nail, black pepper and milled spice. The wine is fermented in steel tanks, sees 20 days of skin maceration and ages in botte and tonneaux for over three years. The oak is very well integrated. This is a wine of character (with 98,000 bottles made).

In 2020, the Neri family did not make its flagship wine, Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto. Grapes for that wine were directed to the white-label 2020 Brunello di Montalcino instead. It's been exciting to watch an evolution of style underway at this winery that comes with a new generation now fully involved in the cellar. Giacomo Neri's winemaking style focused on more concentration with pump-overs and punch-downs, but sons Giovanni and Gianlorenzo have tweaked the house style to focus on less extraction and more fruit balance instead. They are experimenting with softer cap management, bigger woods and some whole-cluster fermentation (used partially in the Brunello di Montalcino Giovanni Neri, for example). These are very exciting times for the Casanova di Neri brand.

The Spectator | WS 94
Published: Jun 30, 2025

Exhibiting cherry, raspberry, eucalyptus, iron and spice aromas and flavors, this supple red is complex and compelling. Supported by a swath of dusty tannins, yet everything feels in the right place. Excellent length. Best from 2027 through 2042. 8,190 cases made, 3,300 cases imported.

Jancis Robinson | JR 17
Published: Oct 30, 2024
Drink: 2025-2033

Deep ruby with orange tinges. Hints of rosemary over meaty, subdued fruit and the merest suggestion of oak. Lifted, lively sour-cherry fruit with a good bite of tannins on the finish. Lots of juice yet contained on the finish. Can be approached now but will improve. (WS)

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Casanova di Neri has been consistently producing its Brunello Etichetta Bianca since 1978 with an unmistakable style. This Brunello stands out for its finesse and elegance, combining the typical characteristics of Sangiovese with the qualities endowed by our unique vineyards where it is produced. A wine with great aging potential whose qualities remain consistent over time.

VINTAGE
2020

DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

VARIETY OF GRAPE
100% Sangiovese

VINTAGE NOTES
Winter 2020 was marked by mild temperatures and below-average rainfall. A return of cold weather at the end of March slowed the vegetative recovery, but bud break was in line with previous years. Spring continued as usual with mild weather. Flowering and fruit set occurred under optimal conditions. June saw excellent rainfall. Summer was warm and sunny, without excessive temperatures. All this led to a slow and steady ripening of the grapes.

NOTES BY GIOVANNI NERI
Bright and vibrant red. The nose is captivating with mineral notes, followed by black cherry and pink flowers. The palate is juicy, opening with citrus sensations accompanied by hints of blueberry. The tannins are lively and well-balanced. The finish is framed by the tension of the acidity and still-young fruit.

HARVEST
Manual, September 2020

VINIFICATION
Manual selection of the bunches before destemming and selection of the berries with an optical sorter. This is followed by spontaneous fermentation without the use of added yeasts and maceration supported by frequent punching down. The entire process takes place in conical stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature for 23 days.

AGING PERIOD 43 months in barrel - 6 months in bottle

ALCOHOL CONTENT 14%

DRY EXTRACT (g/lt) 33.8

TOTAL ACIDITY 5.95

PRODUCTION LOTS 724

SERVING TEMPERATURE 16 - 17°