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Querce Bettina
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016
- Grape
- Sangiovese Grosso 100%
- Region
- Montalcino, Italy
What to say
- A garnet-red hue with clean, perfumed aromas of ripe red fruits such as plums, blackberries, and sour black cherries.
- 94 points from James Suckling (2016 vintage)
- Querce Bettina is a small family estate on the south-west side of Montalcino at about 440 m, bought by Sandra Barenghi and Roberto Moretti in 1990 and planted to Sangiovese in 1999.
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016
The producer
Querce Bettina
Querce Bettina is a small family estate on the south-west side of Montalcino at about 440 m, bought by Sandra Barenghi and Roberto Moretti in 1990 and planted to Sangiovese in 1999. Production is tiny - roughly 6,500 bottles of Brunello and 9,000 of Rosso a year, with a Riserva only in selected years. The 2021 Brunello won a Gold Medal (95 pts) at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2026.
- Winemaker
- Paolo Caciorgna (enologist, per alloravino.com)
Staff card