Brunello

noun Bru·nel·lo \ brü-ˈne-lō \

variants: or less commonly Brunello di Montalcino play \-dē-ˌmän-täl-ˈchē-nō\

Definition of Brunello

plural Brunellos also Brunellos di Montalcino

: a full-bodied red wine made from Sangiovese grapes that is produced in the Tuscany region of Italy

Three impressive reds in particular—Barolo, Barbaresco, and Brunello di Montalcino—have acquired a devoted following among American oenophiles.
—Alexis Bespaloff, Elle, January 1987

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Origin and Etymology of brunello

Brunello borrowed from Italian, from bruno “dark in color, brown” (going back to Vulgar Latin *brūn-, borrowed from Germanic) + -ello, noun suffix (going back to Latin -ellus, originally diminutive suffix, variant of -ulus with stems ending in r); Brunello di Montalcino borrowed from Italian, literally “Brunello of Montalcino” (town in southern Tuscany)

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First Known Use: 1973

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