Community Tasting Note

Robmcl920 wrote:

Sunday, December 27, 2020 - The ‘90 Brunate was an enjoyable wine, but this bottle - seemingly in perfect condition in terms of cork, color - did not match the high acclaim I’ve read. May have been an off bottle but unclear. Tasted alongside the ‘96, the ‘90 seemed clearly of the same era (and very different than the wines made today at Rinaldi), yet did show riper reflecting the warm vintage.

On the nose, I found ripe dark red and black fruit, menthol, spices, balsamic, iron, and minerality. At times, the aromatics were very enticing, but at times they lacked focus and were somewhat reductive. On the palate, I found ripe, highly acidic red fruit along with iron, minerality, tobacco, and a touch of balsamic at times. The tannins were very youthful and need more time to fully resolve, and the wine was concentrated and very bright with sharp acidity sticking out. It was incredibly intense due to the acid and tannin.

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