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Red
2004 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino
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Community Tasting Notes 84
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JuliannaDHS wrote:
April 9, 2024 - From a half bottle. Not flawed but just very basic and ho hum. This had decent color so.... ???
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AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 93 points
December 16, 2023 - This, IMO shows a perfect balance between fruity things and tertiary things at age 19. It's really nice right now.
Dried porcini mushroom, dust, tomato leaf, old leather, barnyard (strange aromas for Brunello!), smoke and ash on the nose. Smells powdery, if that makes sense. The palate adds smoked meat, red cherries, red strawberries and keeps the leather and mushrooms from the nose, but loses the rest. It tastes younger than it smells. Nice 45 second long finish as well.
Medium + body with medium acid and medium tannin. The structure shows its age a bit; but the flavors of this are really nice. I believe this is fully developed, and at peak. Drink now. -
Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 points
June 3, 2023 - Subsequent notes on this wine from 8 years ago. Dark garnet in color with clearing & slight bricking at the edges. Full, forward & attractive nose of mature, ripe fruits aromas of cherries, blueberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, tobacco, mushrooms, leather, tar, cocoa, minerals, herbs & a hint of cedar in the background. Medium-full bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, mature, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & cranberries with mushrooms, minerals, herbs & some oak/vanilla. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present but at 19 years of age, it is very close to or at its peak of development, so drink up soon. Ullage was mid-neck; cork was clean & intact.
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CHINACAT wrote: 92 points
October 13, 2022 - From a 1.5L. Plenty of ripe red and dark fruit, some chalk and leather and plenty of remaining structure. Younger than I expected. Still has some time in this format.
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Rcolella Likes this wine: 89 points
September 3, 2022 - Good but close to the end.
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2004 Brunello di Montalcino: A Vintage Full of Surprises (Jun 2009) (link)(Altesino Brunello Di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
3/31/2012 (link) 88 points(Altesino Brunello di Montalcino) Bricking medium red violet color; smoky, roasted meat, sage, dried berry nose; maturing, smoky, roasted meat, oak, charcoal, anise palate; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish 88+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer Altesino
- Varietal Sangiovese
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Montalcino
- Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
- UPC Codes 098709082403, 098709082441, 8016763010431, 8016763011230, 8016763151332
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (0%)
- In Cellars 730 (40%)
- Consumed 1,067 (59%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
lapin au xéres, magret aux champignons, osso bucco, truffe, veauWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerAltesino
- VarietySangiovese
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionMontalcino
- AppellationBrunello di Montalcino
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