{"product_id":"brunello-di-montalcino-white-label-casanova-di-neri-2018-75cl","title":"Brunello di Montalcino White Label, Casanova di Neri 2018  75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe White Label — Etichetta Bianca — is where Casanova di Neri's Brunello story really begins. It has been made since 1978, the estate's classic multi-vineyard bottling that sits above the Rosso and below the single-vineyard crus like Cerretalto. This 2018 was matured for 42 months in large oak casks, comfortably beyond the five years Brunello demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMontalcino's 2018 was a vintage of poise: a spring frost cut yields, and the wines that emerged combined ripe fruit with firm, well-drawn tannins and genuine freshness. That balance is written all over this wine, which is 100% Sangiovese at 14.5%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the estate's own reckoning it pours a deep, brilliant red and opens with small berries and a herbal lift of bay leaf, sage and juniper. The palate is the surprise — juicy and elegant at once, structured and long, with what the family fairly calls splendid tannins and a spicy, linear finish. Being so freshly released, it is tightly wound; a little patience or a lot of air pays off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt £66.99 this is honest, benchmark Brunello from a top address at a price that undercuts a lot of its neighbours. Drink from 2027 onwards; it will hold and improve well into the late 2030s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServe at 16 to 17°C. Give a young bottle one to two hours in a decanter, or lay it down. A large bowl helps the aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe River Cafe for classic Italian dining. Bentley's if you want something rich alongside game. Planque in Haggerston for a more freewheeling wine-led supper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBistecca alla Fiorentina is the textbook match. A plate of wild boar ragù would be no hardship either.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57142806610244,"sku":"HO32402B18","price":66.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/BrunellodiMontalcinoWhiteLabel_CasanovadiNeri202175cl.png?v=1784200693","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/brunello-di-montalcino-white-label-casanova-di-neri-2018-75cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}