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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 31 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ppandian on 4/10/2024 & rated 89 points: Quite approachable, despite being young. More fruit on the palate, medium tannins with notes of red berries. (426 views) | | | Tasted by DontPanic on 2/28/2024 & rated 88 points: couleur rubis assez sombre. Nez de fruits rouges (framboise). En bouche pas mauvais mais tanins un peu désagréable. (792 views) | | | Tasted by wineaficionado on 2/12/2024 & rated 86 points: Color: Light to medium ruby with an orange hue. Nose: Raspberries. Mouth: Light to medium bodied. Good expressiveness and length. Quite boring and rather simple. Good wine but way overpriced. (896 views) | | | Tasted by nemoneyo on 2/8/2024 & rated 90 points: Good sagiovase, but short finish (879 views) | | | Tasted by Larsojam on 10/21/2023 & rated 88 points: Probably need to leave this alone for a few years, not much to it (2055 views) | | | Tasted by Kustjagr on 9/29/2023 & rated 89 points: I mean, it isn't bad. But at this young age, I would never ever have guessed for this to, supposedly, be a Brunello. Too much fruit, too little sophistication and too little most other things. Not bad, kind of decent, just that there isn,'t anything else than simple fruit. New worlidshly simple, if you will. Meh. (1747 views) | | | Tasted by Srabkin90 on 9/9/2023 & rated 90 points: Pop and pour on this BdM. This could have used some air time.
On the nose, red fruit, oak and tree bark. Initial sips were tart cherry, substantial oak, and aged leather. This took some time to develop and there were secondary notes of cedar, tobacco, smoke and mild chocolate notes. Unremarkable finish.
Med bodied, nicely dry, smooth and easy drinking. This would score better with a good decant but was still nice to sip.
I have several older vintages on hand. Looking forward to comparing them. (1780 views) | | | Tasted by papamurf on 7/30/2023 & rated 88 points: I drank this wine over the course of two days. I decanted for an hour on day one and mostly got peppery and gravy notes on the nose after opening. After the first hour passed the wine started showing notes of red fruit but they were quite faint. On the palate some small notes of cherry, licorice, and spice but not much else.
I had the rest of the bottle on day two and the wine totally changed. Red fruits were dominating the nose as well as the palate. The tannins were gripping but in a good way but the finish was quite faint in my opinion.
I am curious to see if the 2018 is better than this one. (2265 views) | | | Tasted by Barolo Freak on 6/22/2023 & rated 88 points: I have tasted many Castelgiocondo Brunello's, but not one recently. I decanted my wine, and I let it sit for three hours. I wasn't particularly impressed with my first sip. The 2017 is a bit light, and not very interesting. It has a fine layer of tannin, and perhaps a bit of fruit. I think that ageing will improve this wine. 88 for now, but that could go higher with age. (2653 views) | | | Tasted by Jessanic on 6/18/2023 & rated 92 points: Dry, mineral notes combined with berry notes; tannins; wine club notes - notes of raspberry, black currant, pomegranate; hints of violet / rose; pepper, clove, toasted notes (1647 views) | | | Tasted by econnertx on 6/1/2023 & rated 89 points: classic brunello color, that lighter purple with cognac brown overtones. Smell also reeks (in the perfect way) of brunello - hints of dirt, minerality and some mushroom. It was bit young and seemed like it needed to mature, but very deliverable (1635 views) | | | Tasted by Mandiyu on 2/11/2023 & rated 91 points: Regalo al vecio Sergio x las 3 aspiradoras (3388 views) | | | Tasted by nnektarios on 1/29/2023 & rated 92 points: Bright to medium ruby red colour. Very expressive on the nose. Berries, floral notes, spices and cinnamon. Concentrated, medium-bodied with crisp acidity. But, most of all, elegant. Ther is also an obvious mineral layer which makes it fresher. Really long, intense finish. (2256 views) | | | Tasted by petrp on 1/29/2023 & rated 91 points: red berry and cherry. very enjoying (2613 views) | | | Tasted by Claret & CdP Gang on 1/27/2023: Stewed, earthly nose, decent Brunello (2167 views) | | | Tasted by GiorgosD on 1/4/2023: Sec, boisé, moyennement corsé, tannin présent, plutôt acide. sucre 2.3g/L (2346 views) | | | Tasted by Scillonian on 12/6/2022: Sharare birthday (1497 views) | | | Tasted by RajeshA on 11/13/2022 & rated 91 points: Very nice & pleasant nose: Notes of violet, flowers, with an earthiness to it.
Taste: both fruity & acidic , first impression is that these are balanced. Tannic finish with a nice length.
Depending on taste can drink now A sure value and will drink well over coming 5-10 years. (1375 views) | | | Tasted by Speyer on 11/11/2022 & rated 90 points: Ung enda, smak av jord, kirsebær, plomme, røde bær. Lang ettersmak (1293 views) | | | Tasted by Marcb123 on 5/16/2022 & rated 92 points: Simply fabulous, could have leaned another 10 yrs, why wait? (2932 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Producer Location (Google Maps)SangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino websiteBrunello di Montalcino Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino (Official DOCG website) |
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