10/18/2022 - Artbreadman Does not like this wine:

This wine gets worse with age. The only thing positive I can say is it has a lovely bouquet. Last tasted this 2 1/2 years ago. What was overblown acidity as simply turned to sour ( not corked, just sour). It has developed a slightly bitter finish. Truly a bad experience. I know there a lot of Biondi lovers out there. No, I don’t wait 20 more years for wine to be drinkable. 12 is plenty old and this one is regressing.

5/26/2022 - Puteljen! wrote:

This was really a dissapointment. Not a bad wine per se but should deliver so much better. Thin and watery, lacking substance and definition. Light cherries, lingonberries and just a touch of herbs. Almost devoid of tannins. The best I can say about it is that it is nicely balanced but it drinks like a $20 summer quencher. Maybe a bad bottle or tunneling badly but I wouldn’t count on any positive development from here out. Drank over several hours with and without food.

9/16/2021 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine:

Luis Italian Wine Tasting at Broder's: Opened and slo-O'd for about an hour at the restaurant - This was drinking superbly! A very nice Brunello that is in a sweet spot right now! Nose showed plenty of cherry and dried flower, with a little spice and herbs. Palate was very nice with dark and red cherry, black fruit, some earthiness, leather and tobacco, and finishing with some toasty oak and spice. This was my number 2 wine of the night, and a wine could enjoy over and over. Easy 94 tonight!

8/3/2021 - JShearerii Likes this wine:

Spectacular. 99 or 100 points. Tannins have integrated beautifully. Nice slow legs. Fragrances of rose and violet. Wonderful flavors of cherries and berries. Brick colored. Sight sediment in the bottle.

9/30/2020 - JCGuthrie wrote:

Served as part of a blind tasting, wherein I knew what I brought, but did not know what either of the other two bottles were. I decanted this about two hours and it received some additional time open back in the bottle. All wines were served blind. I immediately recognized this as my wine based on the earth, mushroom, tart red fruit and balsamic notes. In a better spot than the last bottle a few years back. Still has plenty of time ahead of it.

12/16/2018 - repoper wrote:

Slow oxed for 24 hours and then put into a decanter for another two hours. Significantly lighter than the 2001 opened with it. But this was the start of the lineup tonight. No it’s not as evolved as the ‘01 but there is just so much more going on. The balance is impeccable and the wine is just packed with fruit that it’s just so hard not to fall in love with. I haven’t had an ‘01 in a couple of years but this just shows the greatness of the '10 vintage. I really like ‘12 and ‘13 but the 2010’s are a real cut above. Glad to have 2 more cases of this.

4/13/2017 - JShearerii Likes this wine:

Possibly shut down. Had a bottle with friends and all four of us agreed that there was no bouquet. None. Not even a hint of an aroma. Taste - there was a slight amount of vanilla and a little crushed cherries. However, it was very smooth.

11/28/2016 - JShearerii Likes this wine:

Excellent Brunello. Cherry and wild flowers on the nose. As the wine opened up there were fragrances of vanilla and licorice. Smooth and silky. Crushed cherry and jam flavors. Nice long finish. No need to hold this one! It is ready now. Seems structured enough to hold for up to 10 years if you want to wait that long.

7/12/2016 - pdev wrote:

This is a surprise for 2010. Lean, and really lackluster. bad bottle?

5/7/2016 - JShearerii Likes this wine:

Opened the first bottle and decanted for 2 hours. Smooth as silk. Fragrant, notes of cherry, vanilla, and plum. It was such a hit with my friends we decided to open a second bottle. Decanted for 15 minutes (nobody wanted to wait). Everyone thought it was a different wine. A little more harsh but still great.

What a difference decanting can make on Brunello!