April 17, 2024 - Decanted for more than a hour.
Absolutely incredible. Nice color.
Notes of cherry blossom.
Long finish, still very tannic.
I think this will be amazing in five years.
94 points.
December 12, 2023 - Open. Light but powerful red and black fruit flavors. Plush texture
October 6, 2023 - Opened for 1 hour. Color is fairly deep ruby for a Brunello. Orange rim showing age. On the nose: Forest floor funk, cherry, rose and tar. On the palate: Cherry, rose, strawberry, baking spices and bit of tar. Loads of tannins. Good length. This wine has a lot of years left. It’s very elegant and well made.
May 20, 2023 - Sangiovese study, Volume II (Chicago, IL): This was double decanted around lunchtime, which I felt introduced more air than necessary, as the fruit was starting to show a little bit of oxidation, and the tannins seemed to feel like they were clamping down rather than loosening up. But overall I do like the red fruit profile here and think that this is a wine with very good long-term potential.
November 21, 2021 - Rolling Stones pre-concert party bus (Austin): First time trying the Riserva. Had green and woodsy flavors that I like. Surely a Brunello built for long aging, unlike many.
October 13, 2021 - Drank at 110
Not as rich and deep as the other recent vintages
November 23, 2020 - Smells of dark brunello fruit and wood but not overdone in either way. Super beautiful fruit from a oregon pinot glass.
October 21, 2019 - Biondi-Santi Dinner with Tancredi Biondi-Santi (RPM Italian, Chicago, IL): Nose: This takes it all to another level. There is so much layered depth, polish, poise, and balance as it just permeates in the glass with tones of red cherries, raspberries, strawberries, wild flowers, roasted herbs, violets, leather, licorice, rose petals, wild spices, and leather tones.
Taste: The feel is Medium/full bodied with tart, medium+ acidity and chewy, high tannins. The tannins show off a good bit of youth, but they aren't too overpowering right now. The feel is refined and deep with red cherries, raspberries, strawberries, wild flowers, roasted herbs, rose petals, wild spices, and leather tones.
Overall: This is clearly young and powerful, but it is also absolutely gorgeous. This feels a bit deceptive in its open-ness right now as there is almost certainly another gear that can kick on in another 5-8+ years.
June 23, 2019 - Even richer in old wood and depth
January 14, 2019 - Rødbær, men lukket nese. Saftig strukturert. Kirsebær, rødbær. Herlig eikebruk (lær, sjokolade og tobakk) . Detaljert. Tight. Trenger mye tid. Ekstrem lengde. 93-95