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Rated 98/100 by Wine Advocate (top 4% of their reviews).
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The 2001 vintage of this exact wine was named Wine Spectator's global 'Wine of the Year' in 2006 — only the third time an Italian wine had topped that list — a result that put single-vineyard Brunello and the Castelnuovo dell'Abate subzone firmly on the international map.
Casanova di Neri was founded in 1971 when Giovanni Neri, a grain merchant from Montevarchi, purchased the estate in eastern Montalcino. His son Giacomo Neri took over vineyard management and winemaking in the early 1990s and, in 1993, first produced Tenuta
Nuova as a single-vineyard Brunello from a previously unplanted site in the southern Castelnuovo dell'Abate subzone — an area not historically associated with top Sangiovese.
Grilled beef tenderloin with black pepper crust
Tenuta Nuova's firm tannin and dark fruit call for a substantial, high-quality cut of grilled beef; a straightforward, traditional match for a wine with serious aging structure.
Wagyu beef massaman curry (mild, low chili) (แกงมัสมั่นเนื้อวากิว)
The dish's warm spice and slow-braised richness can meet this Brunello's power, but only in a mild, low-chili preparation — this wine's high tannin will clash badly with typical Thai chili heat, so a spicier version should be avoided.
Product information compiled from producer, importer and reference sources.
Southern Montalcino's Tenuta Nuova site — first Sangiovese planted near Castelnuovo dell'Abate — aged ~30 months in tonneaux from a proprietary Cerretalto clone.
When the 2001 Tenuta Nuova was named Wine Spectator Wine of the Year in 2006, it was the first time a single-vineyard Brunello had claimed that title — a moment that forced the global market to reckon with southern Montalcino as a serious terroir address. The
Tenuta Nuova / Le Cetine vineyard sits near Castelnuovo dell'Abate in the warmer southern sector of the appellation, where Giacomo Neri planted Sangiovese before any other producer had committed to that zone.
The warmer aspect and lower elevation relative to the estate's north-eastern sites drive fuller physiological ripeness, producing a denser, more voluminous fruit profile than the mineral austerity of Cerretalto. Vines are planted with the estate's proprietary
Sangiovese Grosso clone, bred from the Cerretalto mother vineyard and propagated across all seven sites — a deliberate genetic coherence that anchors house DNA regardless of terroir.
In the cellar, individual berries pass an optical sorter before gravity-fed transfer (no pumps) into open-topped conical vats; spontaneous fermentation proceeds with punch-downs over approximately 23–24 days, followed by ~30 months in tonneaux. What
distinguishes Tenuta Nuova within the Casanova di Neri range is its position as the power expression — richer and more immediately generous than the White Label, yet released a full year ahead of Cerretalto.
The 2017 vintage in Montalcino was a warm, dry year producing concentrated, structured wines with deep fruit and firm backbone; drinking window broadly estimated 2024–2042.
** Vintage may change — please confirm with our team.
Sommelier’s pick: Bistecca alla Fiorentina with rosemary-salted crust · Aged Pecorino di Pienza with truffle honey · Roasted rack of lamb with anchovy-herb crust
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