Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a kind of Brunello di Montalcino. A Brunello di Montalcino can become Riserva when it can be sold since the 1st January of the 6th year after the harvest. It must be aged almost 2 years in oak barrels and 6 months in bottles. With the ageing, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva becomes an intense, full-bodied and high aromatic red wine. The international success of Brunello is arrived in the last years of the 20th century and its quality has improved very much. Production area: Tuscany Name: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Best years: 1970, 1975, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007 5 best wineries (best scores by Wine Advocate): Soldera, Biondi Santi, Valdicava, Casanova di Neri, Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Colour: ruby red Bouquet: intense and harmonic Taste: full-bodied and harmonic, with tannins, dry Accompainments: red meats, game