Brunello
noun
Bru·nel·lo brü-ˈne-lō 
variants or less commonly Brunello di Montalcino
-dē-ˌmän-täl-ˈchē-nō
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
Alexis Bespaloff, Elle, January 1987
Word History
Etymology
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)
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above