Conti Costanti’s Brunello di Montalcino 2020 comes from one of Montalcino’s long-established, family-run estates (founded in 1555) and is made from 100% Sangiovese grown on the property’s galestro-rich soils. In 2020, multiple critics point to a wine that combines concentration with a firm structural spine, suggesting both early impact and clear aging potential.

Two reviews stand out as excellent. Kerin O’Keefe awards 98 points and calls it “an absolute stunner,” emphasizing that it’s “all about fragrance, flavor and finesse.” She highlights lifted florals—“iris” and “violet”—plus “perfumed berry,” “dark spice,” and savory complexity that turns on the palate into “wild cherry, raspberry compote, licorice, grilled rosemary and truffle.” She also notes “tightly knit, velvety tannins,” “impeccable balance,” and a lingering “salty note.”

Decanter is close behind at 97 points, describing the wine as possessing “rare profundity” with “decisiveness of tannins.” That review captures both aroma and structure: “plum blossom, dark currants, mint and an earthy undertow,” followed by “substantial, grainy and crisp” tannins, “juicy acidity,” and “a distinct saltiness” on the finish. Decanter concludes that the wine’s “unwavering backbone…promis[es] a long life ahead.”

Vinous (95 points) adds technical context, noting 14.4% alcohol—“the highest alcohol level ever achieved at the winery”—and calling it “the most concentrated wine Andrea Costanti has ever produced,” yet “balanced” by pronounced acidity. Eric Guido describes “crushed cherries, autumnal spices, cedar and dried blood oranges,” finishing “long and resonant.”

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (94) describes a “full bouquet of sweet fruit and spice,” with “sweet tannins” and “phenolic heft,” reporting production of 34,000 bottles. Wine Spectator (93) finds it “exuberant” now, advising cellaring, “Best from 2028 through 2045.”