Only one other US store even has this rare Brunello: Zachy’s in New York has 3 bottles at a higher price.
Best ever for Vinous (above even the great 2016 vintage that we sold for $109.99):
Opening up like a basket of freshly picked raspberries complemented by hints of clove, worn leather and dusty earth, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Le Due Porte slowly comes to life in the glass. This sweeps across the palate with soft and round textures while maintaining a lifted and finessed character throughout, as tart berries and hints of red plum saturate. It finishes classically dry and structured, leaving fine tannins and a pleasantly bitter tinge of sour cherries to linger on and on. This fantastic rendition of Le Due Porte is geared up for a long and lovely maturation…
Also the best Palazzone ever for Brunello specialist Kerin O’Keefe:
The best wine I’ve had to date from Il Palazzone, the 2019 Le Due Porte shows finesse, fragrance and an age-worthy structure. It opens with heady scents of violet dog rose underbrush forest berry and dark spice while the vibrant, elegantly structured palate delivers tart red cherry, strawberry compote, star anise and baking spice before closing on a mineral note recalling graphite alongside taut, fine-grained tannins. It’s impeccably balanced, with bright acidity. Drink 2027–2039…
And for Decanter:
Produced from a single vineyard sitting at 540 metres on pietranera, a hard black sandstone, Le Due Porte ages in two 10-hectolitre casks. Though less effusively scented than the estate Brunello, it heightens the exotic red fruit character of the latter. The palate is pure watermelon and pomegranate, peppered with arbutus bush, juniper and heather. Tight, fine-grained tannins are well-formed but not shy – they’ll need time to tease apart. Elegant with a long, salivating finish. Just 2,500 bottles produced, with a projected release date of late 2024.
This is what truly classic Brunello of the very highest order is all about.
