"Shows loads of new toasty wood on the nose, with intensely ripe fruit. Full-bodied, very chewy and slightly austere from the new wood. But should come around beautifully with bottle age. Best after 2012. 665 cases made. -JS" (06/10)
91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com
"A powerful and rich wine, with so much dried berry, almost prune character and coffee. Some might find it a little overdone, but I like its opulence. It will mellow with some bottle age. Try after 2013." (12/10)
Product Description:
WINE:
"Exquisite refinement. Full red ruby, shows to the smell a wide range of spices and tobacco leaf, well mixed with of underbrush. On the palate it's soothing, enveloping and well structured with silky tannins and a very long end with fine fruity calls. To drink with a "tagliata" whit black truffles." -Winery
Brunello di Montalcino Denomination of Origin Controlled and Guaranteed Composition: 100% Sangiovese (Brunello), harvested no earlier than September 20 until early October by handpicking. Characteristics: A wine of great structure, dry, warm, slightly tannic. Persistent over time is one of elegance and finesse. Vineyards: From 320 to 340 m.s.l.m. south-east and south-west, with sixth runner plants of 2.80 x 0.90 m. Vinification: In stainless steel vats for 50 Hl with multiple daily punching down at a controlled temperature for 18 to 20 days. Ageing: In oak casks Hl of 20/30, for a minimum of two years. Aging: Bordeaux bottles for a minimum of 6 months. -Winery
This was also rated 89 points in the Wine Enthusiast and 88 points in the International Wine Cellar.
