Le Ragnaie Passo del Lume Spento Brunello di Montalcino 2019

A remarkable high-elevation Brunello from one of Montalcino's coolest vineyard sites, this wine opens with aromas of wild cherry, red currant, rose petals, crushed herbs, and stony minerality. The palate is medium-bodied and exceptionally precise, offering vibrant red fruit, floral elegance, and remarkable freshness supported by bright acidity and finely woven tannins. Complex and age-worthy, it finishes long with notes of dried flowers, spice, and mineral depth.

Food Pairing: Braised veal, roasted lamb, truffle risotto, porcini mushroom dishes, and aged Pecorino Toscano.

98 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

This wine kisses the sky with fruit from bush-trained vines planted in 2012 at the highest point of the appellation (above 600 meters in elevation). This is a wine to watch in the future, especially as these vines grow older. The Le Ragnaie 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Passo del Lume Spento has a fine and direct bouquet with vibrant red fruit, cranberry, pressed rose and rosemary blossom. Fruit and floral components run very strong, and you don't get as much of the earthiness that we find in the other wines. Instead, it feels mineral and salty. Crunchy fruit and powdery tannins fuel a very long and polished finish with a contained 13.5% alcohol content. This wine is fluid and more of a shape-shifter. Only 4,400 bottles were made.

93 Points - Wine Spectator

A lacy, translucent version, this red displays cherry, plum, earth, underbrush and iron flavors, with a burly presence of tannins guarding the finish. Racy for the vintage, with a strong grip on the salty aftertaste. Best from 2027 through 2043. 370 cases made, 70 cases imported.