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2010 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
12/20/2015 - Collector1855 wrote: 97 pointsBrunello di Montalcino 2010 - 30 top names of the vintage (Singapore): During a guided blind tasting of 16 Brunello 2010. Dark garnet. Discrete, still closed nose of sour cherry, forest, leather. On the palate this has a demanding structure, tannins need to dissolve. Many layers of ripe and aromatic fruit behind the structure point to a very serious effort though. “impressive but needs time” I wrote. This came out as the winner from the group score, which was quite remarkable as there were wines that offered much more immediate drinking pleasure. Then again, the group consisted of an MW, an Italian wine merchant and several experienced Bordeaux collectors who are used to assessing wines young. Rank 1/16 and the winner of this Brunello 2010 “arrivage” blind tasting. 9 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (8) |
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2010 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
1/24/2015 - Brandtholdt Likes this wine: 99 pointsOpened this wine together with the Rosso di Montalcino 2007 also from Molinari. This Brunello di Montalcino 2010 was given to me by Diego and Nora just after bottling in september 2014. It is simply a masterpiece. Everything is there. A true classic Brunello. Fermentation in cement, and then the big old slavoniak cask. One of the best wines from Diego. A benchmark for the Brunello 2010, and I cannot imagine, that I will find a better Brunello 2010. In 3 weeks I will taste more than 200 of the 2010 Brunello i Montalcino, but they dont have a chance |
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2010 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
2/9/2018 - Huh wrote: 97 pointsAfter my wife went hog wild for Brunellos last February (prior to her birthday) I searched until at some point in September the right deal came along and grabbed 2 of these. I had to wait until this February to wrap it and present it to her. I gave her the print outs of all the accolades/scores from AG and ML including the TN's and scores from below. 5 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
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2006 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
12/6/2017 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 98 pointsTakes a little bit of time to open up in the glass. Spectacular aromatics of dark cherries, plums, sweet spices, tobacco, also some flowers, cigar, hard candy, sweet raspberries and menthol, also some pine tree and cedar. It's medium-full bodied, dense but weightless at the same time, with medium-high acidity and pretty high tannin that is incredibly silky. Excellent length. A superb Brunello and an incredibly perfumed, fresh, and silkly expression of Brunello.... wow. Another stunning showing! |
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2010 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
4/7/2015 - Brandtholdt wrote: 100 pointsThis is for sure a wine in its own leage. I believe, that the hype of this vintage, mostly from Monica Larner and James Suckling (two writers, I dont have so much respect for) is too much. There are some great wines, but my opinion Antonio Galloni nailed it this time. This from Molinari is a 100 point wine, and I have not tasted any other Brunello 2010, getting near this. I have tasted around 200 of them, and i have not missed any of the best. I am a great fan of Molinari, and this is a wine on the level or better than the 2001 and 2006. Elegance, power, red berries, sweet tannins, amazing balance. Words are difficult to find. This is the wine of the vintage 5 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2015 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Rosso di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
5/21/2020 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 91 pointsBeautifully pure quite elegant fruit over a seriously robust structure. Red and black fruits. Touch of oak, very dry finish due to massive tannins, which will soften with age. Needs at least another 5 years. Question mark over whether the fruit will support the structure in the medium to longer term. Medium body, finish and complexity today. |
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2010 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
11/24/2015 - Collector1855 wrote: 98 pointsA glas with Coravin. Dark garnet with ruby core. Nose very closed at the beginning, needs serious aeration. Aromas of tobacco, leather, earth, spices and cherry. Opens up only slowly. The palate is dense with lots of tannins, immediately reminds me of the fantastic 2006 of this estate but in a much more early stage and even more tighly woven but also with more stuffing. Lots of material, yet classic and elegant in style. Hard to give a final verdict now, we'll see if it merits the tripple digits as AG suggests once mature. In any case, I would seriously not touch this wine till 2020. 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2006 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
7/3/2015 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 99 pointsHard to believe but from my perspective this was another step up from the Marroneto "Madonna delle Grazie" 2010 we tasted next to it. Still young and reticent but incredibly complex and elegant notes of dark red cherries, strawberries, tobacco, dried fruits, cigar, cedar wood and some pine tree. With some more air also some menthol notes developped. It's full-bodied and dense, but feels super weightless at the same time (like a top-notch Burgundy), has medium-high acidity and high but super silky tannin adding some grip. Great length and a super complex finish. An incredibly beautiful, silky, elegant and almost Burgundian Brunello. It left me speechless... (99+) |
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2008 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
3/8/2015 - Collector1855 wrote: 96 pointsMedium garnet, a bit darker than the 2007. Discrete nose of rose petals, red fruit, sour cherry in with cedar and some spices. This as well has excellent Burgundian elegance. Medium-light bodied, more structured than the 2007, so it will benefit from additional cellaring. If you ask me which one is better, all I would say, drink the 07 now and wait another 3 years for the 08, both wines are equally awesome. I am really impressed how they make such a gentle and elegant wine out of Sangiovese (after all Tuscany is quite a warm place). If you are a Bordeaux drinker, think Vieux Chateau Certan, Domaine de Chevalier or Chateaux Margaux. |
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1999 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
12/18/2015 - Brandtholdt Likes this wine: 99 pointsThis wine is incredible. We did a vertical tasting in Gothenburg with all produced vintages from Cerbaiona. 1981-2011 only missing 1992, that was not produced. I believe the only tasting ever of the kind. There were 4 wines scoring 98-99 point, 88-90-99-2010, and my favorit was the 1999. It was a baby. Unbelievable freshness, tannins perfect, the balance of another world. The fruit was perfect, and there were so many layers in this wine. It just kept coming with new impressions. I have tasted many 99 Cerbaiona, but this was for sure the best. This was the tasting of my life, and it proved to me, that number one in Montalcino is Diego and Nora Molinari. Now they sold, but dont worry. The new owners will do it on the same level, or perhaps even better (if possible). 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2010 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
10/26/2015 - KPB Likes this wine: 96 pointsA very nice bottle. Really dark with a mahogany hue. Nose has black cherries, licorice, loam, toffee. Maybe a hint of tobacco. Very flavorful, with a clean ripe palate but firm acidity that frames the wine and a long finish: chewy tannins, interesting minerality. Lingers in the mouth for easily two or three minutes.... 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
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2010 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
2/15/2018 - Huh wrote: 97 pointsSo I never posted the final note. After an hour decant the wine was stellar with cherry licorice, leather, super light raisins and an ethereal balance. Perfect concentration, medium body, the requisite amount of acidity and tannin for such a young wine. We cracked a decent 2012 Bordeaux, forgot which one but decent rating maybe $50 - it tasted watered down in comparison. That showed me how perfect the Cerbaiona is. If I had to be brutally honest Brunellos aren't my top choice as "the best". I have had wines such as Petrus 2000, Leroy Close De La Roche 1996 and DRC La Tache 1999 and these wines are my 100 pointers because they have the fruit, the earth, the complexity. Cerbaiona has this as well but Sangiovese as a grape has higher acid profile and that is trumped by the lower acid nature of Bordeaux and certain Burgundies from certain years... But also keep in mind the aforementioned wines are 3K whereas Cerbaiona was $300... SO If you want to taste the best of Brunello I suggest this wine. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2012 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
9/20/2017 - isg wrote: NRSucculent black cherries and woodsy wild berries mingle with crushed pencil lead, rain-spattered wildflowers, underbrush, licorice and fresh-cut herbs in this dazzling ’12 Brunello. Chiseled yet concentrated, this wine matches its intensity with structure, layering subtle notes atop one another in a seemingly endless progression. This Brunello is a fantastic effort that puts finesse and brocade-like texture in the spotlight, and it’s an ideal wine for collectors with a little cellar space to allow it time to mature. The cult producer Cerbaiona is the consummate traditionalist, fermenting in open-top vats with naturally occurring yeasts, aging its wines in botti for four years and in bottle for six months. Crafting a concentrated, mineral-laden wine, Cerbaiona makes fewer than 1,000 cases of its brilliant, ruby-hued Brunello yearly |
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2006 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
7/1/2015 - Collector1855 wrote: 96 pointsMedium garnet/brick, light in color. Nose of pine tree, roses, strawberry with flowers and a bit of oak as well as touch of horse saddle. Enters the palate fruity and light bodied at first but with great mid mouth feeling at the same time and a superb, sappy finish. Light yet present, fruity yet astringent. Cerbaiona is one of this wines that can "square the circle" by combining opposite poles, Musigny in style. Weightless but so much aroma and at the end with a refreshing finish. Even better than the superb 2007. I would drink the 2007 now and give the 2006 2-3 more years. As it sits in the glass it gets better and better. |
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2015 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Rosso di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
1/6/2021 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine: NRDouble decanted the night prior for 3 hours; served non-blind. Lovely, classical expression offering lovely structure and detail. Vibrant red fruits that are coiled notwithstanding the prior aeration. A wine to revisit in about 5-8 years depending on your palate preferences. Very good, and solid value at the €40 I paid. HOLD. highly recommended |
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2010 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
5/5/2020 - jshufelt wrote: 97 pointsDecanted one hour before service; throwing very fine sediment at the end of the decant. In the glass, already showing a light auburn color at the rim, and a deeper, darker auburn at the core. On the nose, roses, orange peel, and damp cedar. On the palate, at first a head fake towards structured and tannic, which then melts away on the mid-palate to reveal the blend of complexity, hedonistic sweet fruit, and ripe tangy stone fruit that makes Cerbaiona so special, with a long, high-toned finish redolent of cedar, fennel, and sherry. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (4) |
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2010 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
1/27/2023 - TONOFBRIX Likes this wine: 97 pointsSome wines are so balanced and brilliant that drinking them is as effortless as having a couple of sidecars before dinner. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2007 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
3/5/2015 - Collector1855 wrote: 97 pointsMedium-light garnet. brick rim. Discrete nose of sour cherry in the top note supplemented with rose petals, red fruit and sweet spices. The nose is quite closed, holding the wine on the palate reveals a lot of flavor strength with a long, exciting finish. Enters with sublime Burgundian elegance, almost light bodied yet structured. How can they make a wine that is so light yet so aromatic and present on the palate (for reference, I am preferring this to the 2006 Biondi Santi which I have coravined next to it for reference and that is a great wine as well). The tannins are very soft but there is prominent astringency at the finish - tell tale of top Sangiovese or Nebbiolo. This is classic Italy after all, an elegant wine for food that cleanses your palate after a nice mediterranean dish, more Musigny than Tuscany, wow! 97+ |
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2015 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Rosso di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
5/26/2020 - Jammy Wine wrote: 87 pointsThis 2015 Cerbaiona Rosso di Montalcino is fragrant and surprisingly approachable. Tasted blind – Sweet red berries, Cabernet Sauvignon? dark berries, cassis, polished new oak. Bordeaux blend? Great ripeness and sweet blackberries that could come from Napa, slight alcohol on the palate. 2013? Napa Valley or Super Tuscan? Cabernet Sauvignon? I was very wrong… (87/100) |
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2011 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Rosso Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
6/17/2019 - ddingley Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis is excellent and drinking beautifully but plenty of structure and grip to go several years. Mixes the medium to medium high Sangiovese acidity with a lovely fresh strawberry fruit maybe from the Merlot, but with an undercurrent of tar and some spice on the finish. Really superb for the mid 30s price |
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2015 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Rosso di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
9/29/2020 - KPB wrote: 90 pointsAn attractive wine, the 2015 Cerbaiona has a lovely garnet hue, limpid texture, and a soaring nose showing spicy griotte cherries, musk, forest loam, freshly baked blueberry muffins. There is a lovely inner palate tension here: the wine is ripe but not to the point of being overtly sweet, acidity and tannins frame the story, great mineral support. Drinking well now with some time to breath, but may merit a higher score in a few years. |
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2015 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Rosso di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
12/14/2020 - Michael T. Zoppo Likes this wine: NRThe aromatics are rather muted. The palate has fruit on the darker side (not my preference for Sangiovese) that seems hidden behind the tannins. IMHO, the way this wine resembles a Brunello (rather than a Rosso) is not in quality, but rather that the fruit/tannin balance puts it several years away from drinkability. But I was not taken aback by the quality, or a sense of potential. Make no mistake--it is a very good wine, and I'm happy with it at the ~$55 price I bought most of my bottles. I am not adding any more at $75, though. |
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2014 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Rosso Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
6/27/2020 - Purple Tooth wrote: 91 pointsTough scoring this...I would like to score it higher because its so elegant and alluring. It is a feminine and light bodied wine, wrapped around a fresh earthy core of damp wood. There is something quite floral and exotic hidden in the mid palate that remind me of a good french wine from Margaux. The finish is dry and long, yet it lacks the substance to score it higher...But the quality is unmistakably elegant and refined. A great value. Drink or Hold 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2003 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Brunello di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
7/20/2017 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine: NRNot sure if it's bottle variation, or where this bottle is just now, but it seems perhaps a little past peak. That said, there's still a lot to love - both grape and place - all set in a red-fruited, dusty and soil-driven fashion. Plenty of extract but done in a (near) weightless style. Mushrooms, iron, red fruits, soil -- lovely, and, as expected, very good with hearty dishes. Probably best to drink sooner than later. recommended |
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2011 Cerbaiona (Molinari) Rosso Toscana IGTSuperTuscan Blend more |
12/31/2017 - ashikoh Likes this wine: 90 points* appearance: translucent garnet color with amber rim |
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