Community Tasting Note

beachnic wrote:

Saturday, January 19, 2008 - Right out of the bottle. Smoke in a glass, ripe fruit nice grippy tannins. Good first impression. Spritzy...don't know what that is but didn't bug me too much.
Spritziness died down after an hour of decanting and so did the smoke. This is very tasty.

Notes from the wine store where I bought it:

"Roberto Aglieta makes one of the finest Brunello’s I have tasted. We have purchased directly from Roberto enabling us to offer this outstanding wine at such a low price. Brunello’s usually take 10 to 20 years to mature but the truly exceptional 2001 vintage is showing amazingly well right now. Deep and rich in color, the finely nuanced, complex nose of cherry and blackberry is followed by a delicate core of ripe fruit that bursts onto the palate with exceptional elegance, purity and finesse. Silky, fine tannins frame the finish of this unforgettable, profound Brunello. Put a case of this great wine in your cellar and remember to save a few of the bottles for 10-15 years. It will be very hard to do! 95Pts."

I'm not quite ready to anoint it with 95pts yet but it's a solid 93pt Brunello to me and could move up in score in the futue. Very nice.

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