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Manage Subscriptions1991 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino
Community Tasting Notes 12
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Aravind Asok wrote:
March 2, 2024 - Pop and pour. Cork fell apart, but btl was in pristine condition. On the nose: tertiary dried raspberry, charcoal, soft red earth. Just stunning. On the palate: dried red fruit, charred meat, soft wild strawberry. No rush to drink if this btl was representative.
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Nanda wrote: 93 points
September 5, 2023 - Slow-ox for ~4 hours and could have used more. Lovely nose of smoke, spice and red cherry. Palate has loads of power and dense fruit that is quite complex. In a peak window with long life ahead.
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acyso wrote: 93 points
September 5, 2023 - Tuesday (Chicago, IL): I didn't really know what to expect from 1991 Brunello, but I also don't think I expected to find a wine that was as fruit forward as this was (though it's not like I even know what the weather was like in Tuscany that year). Anyway, I didn't expect a wine with this much fruit -- there was a modestly candied note to the fruit here, and that said, I'm not getting as much herbs and red fruit as I would have expected for sangiovese. Still an impressive wine nonetheless, especially for an obscure vintage.
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jviz wrote: 93 points
May 19, 2023 - This bottle showed nicely and preyed on my bias against older Sangiovese. This is clearly made in a style for long aging, although it was probably best out of the gates with about 15 minutes of air and fell apart with 1/3 the bottle left a couple hours later. Lovely tertiary notes with leather, some shoe polish and light VA, structurally resolved with black cherry and a little balsamic flavors lingering nicely. A serious and ageworthy wine that felt to me like it is on the end of a long plateau
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Balmenach Likes this wine: 96 points
December 10, 2018 - Had a good bottle and it was a really delicate and old school style. Leather and ripe fruits will keep this wine for next 3 years easily alive. Nothing for brunello. Beginners :)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1991
- Type Red
- Producer Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi)
- Varietal Sangiovese
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Montalcino
- Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 46 (53%)
- Consumed 41 (47%)
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- VarietySangiovese
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionMontalcino
- AppellationBrunello di Montalcino
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