Last bottle from cellar. Love this producer and this vintage is another great example of what they can do. Birthday wine with short rib ravioli and other tasty sides from a decent Italian restaurant. Opened up beautifully after a brief time (10-15min?) in glass. Clear to pale orange meniscus present. Expressive nose. Went well alone and paired even better with food. Secondary and even tertiary notes reveal themselves. Next level stuff. I'd say it is well within it's drinking window. So enjoyable now.
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Ruby red with hints of bricking. Ripe red fruit, tannins medium+ which were dusty, acidity medium+ and finish was medium length. Perfumed nose of rose, black fruits and some hints of tar too. My guess was a 15 year old BdM, probably my best guess all afternoon.
This is a complex and multi-layered Brunello, which is showing so well presently and will likely be at this nice plateau for at least another 5 years. Tannins are stil resolving, and is a superb wine to pair with nice meats such as the Iberico pork slices we were indulging in.
Loved the way this evolved into floral tea note aromatics after 2-3 hours, and dry tea notes on the finish as well. Enjoyed at SKT and Chef LMC's house party on the occassion of Diwali, with the Italian Reds theme. Joined by Friends of Tong Woh, including Cho, Tay, WMK, LMC and Eng too.
Only 1,600 cases produced each year, what a treat to try a second bottle within 2 weeks! Thanks again, Eng for sharing a second bottle of this so soon after the previous one we had at the Timsum lunch.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 12 Nov 2023
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A beautiful showing for this wine that is at the early part of its drinking window. Tannins are resolving, but are still a little chalky at the minute. Fruit is straddling that secondary/tertiary line right now. Needs food or, ideally, another couple years in the cellar. Definite quality in the bottle.
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This pours, medium ruby in the glass with ever so slight bricking. The Nose is lifted and complex revealing a very classic sangiovese profile of dark cherries, dried cherry, dry hay, leather, salami, rosemary, dried orange peel, and orange pekoe tea. The palate is still quite structured, initially opening on sweet dark cherries, but quickly turning to the medium plus tannin and finishing on bright red fruited acid. The finish is medium in the length displaying lovely bergamot tea notes. Tasted blind I foolishly guessed Nebbiolo due to the tea notes and relatively high tannin, but in hindsight this is a lovely classically styles Sangiovese nicely priced according to it's quality level.
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Ann opened this last night with friends, but she saved me a glass to try. Tonight this is drinking well. Some earthy, savory accents, and decent acidity.
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Popped and poured. Red cherry, leather and tobacco. Early maturity, medium bodied with well integrated tannins and nice balance. A relatively simple brunello but really in a great spot right now.
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So well balanced. Somewhat bland on opening, better after an hoir, and singing after 2. Best sips were the last, at 3.5 hours. Dusty yet polished tannins, smooth, anise, dried fruit, leather, spice, earth, rose. Has a sweetnees to it. Has a lightness on the finish, with moderate floral complexity.
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Very good, still improving. No sign of age, moderate sediment. Aromas are slightly more secondary than primary; complexity, too, is in its early days. This is absolutely delicious, and worked good on PnP, but honestly it showed so much better after 90 minutes of air in decanter. Even then, it was the final sip, some 3,5 hours into it that this really began to show its full potential. Red/dark red fruits, some oak aromas and chewy tannins in the first half hour, and after that, it was all about slowly unfolding, becoming broader and more soil-driven. An absolute delight, and currently weighs in at med+>full-bodied. Should drink well for the next 12-15 years, at least. 14,5% abv. highly recommended
Prior bottle was 13 months ago and this was another impressive showing. Plum, black cherry and hints of black raspberry on the nose. Between medium and full bodied with very pretty black cherry upfront and deeper plum and black raspberry through the middle. Some hints of blackberry on the backside along with integrated tannins, very light spices and earth/mineral qualities through the finish. Balance here is impressive as the fruit shows beautifully and the wine comes off as refined and elegant. Rounded and open throughout, it's fully integrated and clearly at peak. Based on the structure, I would drink over the next 12-18 months to enjoy it at this peak.
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Crimson red color with rust brown hints. Nose of chocolate, tea leaves and berries. Palate started with tea leaves, then dark chocolate flavors that developed into cherry and blueberry flavors. Long finish. Very enjoyable. Aged well.
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Wow. This was spectacular! Drank over 2 days. Dark and concentrated w a kaleidoscope of flavors... chocolate, plum, leather, cranberry, iron. Silky, smooth, sweet tannins and a long finish. This reminded me of a Tuscan Bordeaux blend given the fruit profile. Bravo!
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Similar impressions to a year ago or even a tad more impressive; this is at perfect maturity but accelerating fast; warm, complex, and delicious to drink in the next few years. An excellent complement to Belotti's wild boar sugo with tagliatelle and black pepper. -2022
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drank my last two. Almost a brown color, gorgeous. It had a great "oldness" to it but even so, there was still some fruit shining through. Very enjoyable. I was thinking maybe I was keeping my BdMs too long but these bottles changed my mind on that. After a 1.5 hour decant, the wine was even more fantastic. Went great with our lamb and green beans dish.
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Prior bottle was almost exactly a year ago and my notes remain consistent. Black cherry, earth, spices and floral notes on the very pretty nose. Between medium and full bodied with soft and open black cherry upfront, gaining depth through the middle and adding black raspberry and dark plum. Blackberry and tart black cherry provide contrast on the back before finishing with earth, minerals and light spices. Mid-body in particular was beautifully integrated and between the depth shown there and the seamless transition to the backside and the finish, the wine feels like it's at a quite stable peak. Should be able to hold this level for another few years and I'll save my last bottle for either June or July 2020.
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Decanted for 1 hour. A bit of sediment in bottle. A bit funky on opening but this dissipated. Served with aged striploin. Colour:Rather dark deep red Nose: 15% alc not readily noticeable. Dark cherries and ripe plums,greasiness. Taste: amazingly powerfule and very long finish. Great fruit with dArk ripe cherries. Firm but not overpowering tannins should blend well with meal. Dark chocolate on finish. Amazing bottle and the 2006 was a nice surprise.
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Wow. What an amazing expression of Sangiovese. Full mid palate that just coats your mouth. Tastes of bing cherries, violets, and dark chocolate. Finish lasts a full 35 seconds. Can only imagine what it will be like in 5-7 years, as I don't think I will be able to keep my hands off of my remaining bottles that long.
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Incredible Brunello. This wine was very highly rated (WS97) and does not disappoint. Great balance of tannins, fruit and body, with classic color profile. This has to be one of the best bottles I've ever had, of anything.
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Splash decanted 30 minutes before dinner. A slight roasted quality to the nose. Plenty of ripe fruit. On its drinking plateau, not close to falling apart, but I doubt it will improve, so drink up!
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Absolutely gorgeous wine. Some forest, licorice, a touch of mint, and blackberries on the nose. In the mouth there is amazingly concentrated fruit with a dark side, darker than what I'm used to in Brunello. Long finish, good acidity and some fine tannin. I would have a hard time naming this as a brunello if I were to taste it blind, perhaps because I'm not use to this style. In any case it's amazing and I wish I had bought more.
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Wonderful crimson brown fall leaf color that clung to glass when swirled; nose of tea leaves and cherry which matched palate; very soft tannins ; long fruity finish
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Deep dark garnet in color with ever-so-slight amber at the edges. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes of roses, tar, olives, licorice, spices, dried herbs, mushrooms. leather & cedar in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, earthy, herbs, anise, minerals & a hint of oak. Long lingering finish with a hint of heat in the background. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & airing but has the structure & fruit to continue development with additional aging if cellared properly. An excellent, complex yet refined Brunello at 12 years of age with several more years to go.
Prior bottle was 16 months ago and this wine continues to show exceptionally well. Black cherry, floral and earth notes on the nose, with just a touch of leather. Nearly full bodied with deep and rounded black cherry upfront, blending seamlessly into the mid-body which shows additional density and brings in black raspberry and plum. There are also some brighter, background blackberry notes for contrast. Tannins are fine grained and very nicely integrated, providing both structure and contrast without distracting from the fruit. Finish continues to be mostly an earthy, minerally mix. Fruit in this wine continues to be a highpoint as it's expressive and carries itself with a sense of polished elegance that shows both precision and depth. There's also enough in the way of contrasting elements and structural elements so this wine has a number of years left ahead of it. May still improve slightly with more time, but based on consistent notes, this feel like close to peak, but in a manner that it should be able to hold this level for 3-4 more years. Next bottle for me in Summer 2019.
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Bring a Barolo or Brunello... or any good red (Broders): We drank the 1997, the 2006 and the 2010 in a flight. Unfortunately, it was hot in the restaurant, the 1997 and the 2006 were fairly warm, and my 2010 was just at temperature. After we cooled down the 1997 and the 2006, they really all performed at my expectation level, with the exception that it was a hot humid day and we were drinking brunello. The 1997 had a fair amount of complexity, and had lost some fruit. The 2006 was in the zone - perfect. The 2010 was tasty, and even with a 3 hour decant, was still quite exuberant. The 2010 actually had more of a savory vegetable compote flavor mixed in with the fruit. It's hard to pick favorites here, more of what you prefer to drink - young, middle-aged or mature. I honestly did not have a favorite.
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Drinking great right now. Kept its complexity; lost some intensity; the components have merged together beautifully. I'm going to scooch up my drink by date -2023.
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Decanted for 1h, still quite closed. Took another 30 minutes in the glass for it to start showing up. Nose is quite funny with barn notes. Yeah, barn. After a while dark fruit starts to show up - fig and licorice. Tannins still quite blinding after 1h, but started to soften up after a while giving room to blueberry, fig and a medium finish with secondary dates. Maybe it will improve with time, two more bottles in the cellar, will come back to it in 2020.
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Decanted for an hour and it needed it! Be warned if you PnP it'll smell like poop, probably chicken but certainly poop.
After an hour it opens up beautifully with the fruit really grabbing you. I really liked this wine, but its got a bit of a problem. It is fruit driven and well balanced, but its not great Brunello. The fruit to acid ration would make it a good candidate in most new world regions, just not Tuscany.
Intertwined, discreet wood, incredibly complex and tall, dark fruit, peppers test, clove, rich, madly long, Such a well-founded wine! Rare to taste. Waw
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Complex interwoven scents and flavours, insanely long, dark fruits, herbs, rich. This is a very complete wine and one of the best I ever drunk (maybe thanks to the great vintage). The wine has such a dazzling quality it is near impossible to tell the variety/appellation (was served blind), as it is that complete.
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very complex nose, spicy with a lovely and discrete expression of the wood, in the mouth also very complex with an extreme long middle part that was full of pure fruit, crazy QPR, 96
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Wow this is amazing. On open, an intoxicating nose of flowers, bushes, and sweet incense. Fruit a bit muted until the 20 min mark. On med-full bodied palate, currant and blackberries with a floral explosion after you swallow. Great balance of earth and fruit, with enough acidity for food. 30+ sec finish. Drink or hold.
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Prior bottle was just over eight months ago and this bottle showed slightly better. Blackfruit, floral and earth on the nose, but not nearly as intense as previously. Close to full bodied (14.5% ABV), but so round and elegant, it carries the weight easily. Retains nice brightness and vibrancy upfront which adds to the black raspberry, black cherry and deeper plum notes. Good acidity in the background, but felt a bit more integrated than previously. Finishes with tar, licorice, earth and minerals. Just enough tannic structure towards the back to support the fruit and provide overall length. Drank well upon opening, but as it was at cellar temperate, it got better and better over the course of four hours open as it warmed to room temp. This wine has a lot going for it: bright, pretty fruit with depth, good balancing notes and good overall structure. This is pretty close to peak, but based on the upfront brightness, structure on the backside and overall depth, may have room to improve just a touch more and should be able to hold this level for several years beyond. Next bottle in 2018.
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PnP. Great nose, Dark fruit, dark chocolate, coffee. Maybe a bit light on the back end at the two hour mark. I love this producer, and liked this wine, but I expected more considering the vintage. probably wouldn't hold these forever...
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It's been a little more than 7 months since my prior bottle (Jan 2016) and this particular bottle seemed a little bit further along in the aging process. Not quite as vibrant or complex, but still showing quite well. Blackfruit and floral on the nose, but not nearly as intense as the prior bottle. Black raspberry and black cherry upfront with lots of depth still behind. Acidity based tart notes in the background and through the finish, adding the hints of redfruit. Leather, tar, licorice and good tannic structure on the finish. I'll probably try another bottle in the fall, just to make sure this isn't aging more quickly than I thought. In any case, it's drinking so well right now, no real compelling reason to delay.
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Very good. Strong tar and roses aromas reminded me of barolo and barbaresco. Also displayed licorice, worn leather, tart cherry, and oregano. Relatively light bodied given the aromatics; there's no mistaking this for barolo in the mouth. Tannins were right to my tastes; not too hard, not too soft. Would drink now.
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A typical luscious BdM. Wine Spectator went ga ga over this stuff, rating it a 97 and saying it was highly recommended and the highest rated of the vintage. It was good but not quite that good. Price wasn't bad though, in line with other BdMs.
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Really in a good spot. 3 hour decant. Paired with grilled lamb loin chops (with a garlic, rosemary, olive oil, balsamic marinade). Fantastic. First time pairing a Brunello with lamb. Will do again for sure.
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I'm going to drop a whopping 96 on this wine as it was a fantastic expression of the way wine should be made in Montlacino. We followed to very good Kosta Browne Pinot's with this bottle of match an exquisite dinner prepared by my lovely wife as our kids were home for Easter weekend with their spouse and girlfriend. I opened this at 4pm and we started drinking it at 7pm. Huge nose of earth, spice, dark fruit and Yankee candle. Nice attack on the palate on a long, long finish as I'm typing this sentence I still can taste the last sip. This is why I rate Brunello as my favorite wine because when it hits the right notes it can't be beat.
Opened and poured. A bit orange around the edges, it was very light to begin with. But an hour into the bottle, it tightened up and the tannins along with black and red fruit came out to play. Awesome minerality, this wine is liquid rocks. Needs lots of air.
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Intense blackfruit and floral notes on the nose. In between medium and full bodied and almost completely integrated through the middle. Black raspberry and black cherry upfront, mixed with tar and licorice and lots and lots of floral notes behind. Also adds some faint, background redfruit notes that come in just before the finish. The depth and complexity through the middle really set this wine apart. Good tannic structure on the finish and quite impressive length. As a previous reviewer noted, a two hour decant is just about perfect. Just a beautiful brunello overall. As well as it's drinking now, there's enough structure on the finish and enough complexity through the middle that this wine might even improve a little more over the short term. Should peak in the next couple of years and hopefully stay at that level for several years beyond.
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Two hour decant. On initial open, heavy nose of barnyard funk but you could also smell the flowers and fruit underneath. After one hour into decant, less barnyard and flowers/fruit showing. After two hours, nose was like burying your face into a bouquet of flowers: roses, lilacs. Scents of lavender and citrus peel (lime). On the palate, the fruit came forward and didn't disappoint: cherry, raspberry, plum. Had with wide variety of Spanish tapas and wine flavors changed based on the food. Great wine pairing.
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Ripe, sweet fruit, modern in style, but good acid and overall balance. Second half on night two was just as delicious. Drink now with some aeration, or over the next 10 years.
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I opened the first bottle late 2010 and oh boy what a difference. For the first 30 minutes on the nose there was a persistent barnyard aromas with a secondary layer of fruit and flowers. After two hours on the nose transformed into beautifully perfumed red. On the palate round-dry tannins with black raspberry and meet/ leather notes with a pleasant acidity. Still very young wine that should continue to evolve on the next 5-15 years.
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Nez sur le balsam, le goudron et les prunaux confits. En bouche, Prunes cuites, anis et cerises noires...semble y avoir des notes de réduction! Un peu court en fnale.
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Ruby with a bit of orange at the rim. Opening the bottle is like walking into a flower shop. Slow , long legs. After an hour, its pretty high in alcohol with cherry and cherry pit, earth, pine forest, blackberries?, orange peel, flowers all having a party in your mouth. Its really good now, but if the alcohol can resolve a bit more, this will be a killer wine.
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Decanted for 2 hours and was improving but for me this lacked some depth and richness. I think I paired it wrong with a slightly sweet sauce with chicken and I do want to try this again (I have 5 left)
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Decanted through a vinturi, this is a mature wine, fruit on the nose, dark maroon in the glass, the palate is cherry, raspberry, rhubarb, graphite and a touch of spice. A nice finish.
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Enjoyed with some stuffed pork chops and roasted sweet potato/apples. Has the backbone to age several more years with no issue but was quite enjoyable now. Did not decant but did open the bottle approximately 1 hour before pouring. No notes on the scent but I recall it to be cherry and cedar shavings. Cassis, smoke, earth flavor profile. Well structured. Did not disappoint.
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Decanted for one hour.... very earthy on the nose with hints of cherry and spice. On the palate black cherry, cocoa, bright acidity with polished tannins.
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Pretty dark ruby color. Very pleasant nose with no noticeable earthy character found in many Brunellos. Soft sweet tannins with 30 minutes decanting. Medium body and a nice finish. Dark fruits with a hint of dark cherries. Really nice, pleasant Brunello.
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Decanted for an hour. Our first glasses were monolithic and very tannic, with slighty sour red cherry as the dominant flavor. The wine continued to open up over the next hour and a half. By then raspberries, cedar and violets, and soft black licorice had entered the mix, and the tannins had calmed down considerably. We sure wish we had left it in the decanter longer.
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Some earth on the nose with tar and some floral notes, rose petal. Nice acidity up front with dark cherry, pomegranate and cedar on the palate. Hint of beef stock or jerky. Firm tannins with a long finish. Delicious now, lots of potential for the future. Will need to hold a bottle or two for the long haul.
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Seemed a little shut down to me. Very tannic even after 2 hour decant. Seemed very chalky and lacking in fruit but showed promise. Just not ready and ill leave for another 2 years.
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Decanted for 2 hours. Served at a wine party. Opened up tremendously as the evening wore on. Very good Brunello di Montalcino; however, it lacked the complexity and structure that I was hoping for based on Wine Spectator's high rating. At this price point, I would skip but good nonetheless. -92 points-
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Aromas of cherry fruit; roast beef; mahogany; pitcher's rosin bag. Good after 20 minutes of opening but continued to improve. Recommend opening for 1 to 1.5 hours. Taste of cherries; cedar chest; rare beef. Paired excellent with braised beef short ribs and fava beans. Excellent wine.
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So this is the second 2006 Brunello I've opened from my cellar and is far superior in quality. It reminds you how high Brunello can take the Sangiovese varietal. The wine is dark garnet colored and it smells like strawberry, and red currant which is indicative of quality but not so potent that it gives away the brilliance of the wine which is really on the palate. It tastes like Red Currant, Plum, Dust, Forest floor, Green Olive, and Tobacco that come into perfect balance after about 45 minutes. The full body and long finish add polish to the wine. It was a little coarse for my liking but that may have been on account of the fact that it needed an ever longer decant. Really good juice. Cheers!
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I don't know Brunello all that well, i.e., traditional vs. modern, barrique vs. barrel aged, warm vs. less warm terroir. All I know is that I loved this wine because of one primary characteristic that is first and formost to me: Gobs of delicious fruit. Purple plum in color. Nice nose of cassis, lilac and earth. A beautiful soft and balanced palate of plum, sweet cherry, earth and a hint of oak. I bought some 06's, and I hope the others are more of the same. Drank this with pasta and shellfish in a pomodoro sauce and it was a beautiful marriage. I think ready to go but may improve with a little more bottle age.
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Decanted and started to drink about 30 minutes later and finished over the course of the next 4 hours. Aroma is strawberry and earthy. Taste has the strawberry and has a decent level of acidity. Got some darker fruit at times too. Not in a terrible spot to drink now, but I will certainly hold off on my other two for awhile.
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Pretty good now but still young. Popped and poured this showed dense dark fruits, coffee and leather at first. As it opened, more Sangiovese character began to show. Dark cherries, good acidity and tannins started to show. A little earth. It didn't last long but the wine was changing quite bit over the time we drank it. Will be fun following this over the next 8-10 years.
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This is a an fantastic Brunello it was decanted for about an hour as this bottle might be a little young. But the finish was perfect and what you would expect from a great brunello.
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A superb Brunello. Opened but not decanted 2 hours before dinner as I find this method works very well for Brunellos. Color was that brick red you associate with BdM and the immediately the nose hits you with dried cherries and bit of olive brine. This wine easily earns the 94+ rating based on the finish, which lasted and lasted. Over the course of the evening this got better and while I have no regrets opening it last night, it will age gracefully for 5-7 years.
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Needs two hours in the decanter. Nose really impresses after this with flowers and earth. Palate does lean towards the rustic, decent finish. Will try again in a few years.
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Had this wine at RWS top 100 tasting with flank teak. It was closed in at first Dark. Some roundness. Finally opened a little and became very popular. Wait to try it.
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Brunello 2006 Horisontal Tasting: Nose: Sewer, cherry, coconut and chocolate. Palate: Dark dense fruit core with a very long and fruity aftertaste. Good acidity and tannins. Simply an excellent wine in great balance!!
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Obviously very young, but I won't be buying more of this. Muted nose is no surprise, but there was a clear smell and taste of excess alcohol. Just too hot and sweet for me. Might calm with age, but I don't think I'll take the chance. Seemed unbalanced and fairly simple to me. Not scored, since I might be doing an injustice to a wine that might be better in a few years.
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Beautiful and rustic bouquet with a lot of dark fruits. A somewhat sweet start, but immediately after that the same rustic impressions as in the bouquet with dark forest fruits and good, firm tannin. Long finish. This wine will definitely improve with 5 – 7+ years of ageing. 91 for now.
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Tightly wound at the moment with great depth of flavour, clear fruit and real promise. Really another 5 years at least before this will start opening up but potentially a real beauty.
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1/20/2024 - Vitispulmonus wrote: 87 Points
Past its time. No fruit.
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1/11/2024 - zackmayo Likes this wine: 97 Points
Spectacular with food. Mesmerizingly smooth.
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1/10/2024 - Primordialsoup Likes this wine: 95 Points
Last bottle from cellar. Love this producer and this vintage is another great example of what they can do. Birthday wine with short rib ravioli and other tasty sides from a decent Italian restaurant. Opened up beautifully after a brief time (10-15min?) in glass. Clear to pale orange meniscus present. Expressive nose. Went well alone and paired even better with food. Secondary and even tertiary notes reveal themselves. Next level stuff. I'd say it is well within it's drinking window. So enjoyable now.
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11/18/2023 - williamswhine wrote: 92 Points
Dark berry nose. Dark ruby hue. Cherry, licorice, spice, big bold juice, still young, nicely structured.
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11/12/2023 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ruby red with hints of bricking. Ripe red fruit, tannins medium+ which were dusty, acidity medium+ and finish was medium length. Perfumed nose of rose, black fruits and some hints of tar too. My guess was a 15 year old BdM, probably my best guess all afternoon.
This is a complex and multi-layered Brunello, which is showing so well presently and will likely be at this nice plateau for at least another 5 years. Tannins are stil resolving, and is a superb wine to pair with nice meats such as the Iberico pork slices we were indulging in.
Loved the way this evolved into floral tea note aromatics after 2-3 hours, and dry tea notes on the finish as well. Enjoyed at SKT and Chef LMC's house party on the occassion of Diwali, with the Italian Reds theme. Joined by Friends of Tong Woh, including Cho, Tay, WMK, LMC and Eng too.
Only 1,600 cases produced each year, what a treat to try a second bottle within 2 weeks! Thanks again, Eng for sharing a second bottle of this so soon after the previous one we had at the Timsum lunch.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12 Nov 2023
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9/5/2022 - capacious Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fully ready. Lacks the authority of other vintages. Drink up
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6/7/2021 - futronic wrote: 93 Points
A beautiful showing for this wine that is at the early part of its drinking window. Tannins are resolving, but are still a little chalky at the minute. Fruit is straddling that secondary/tertiary line right now. Needs food or, ideally, another couple years in the cellar. Definite quality in the bottle.
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6/4/2021 - bonedoc wrote: 91 Points
Ditto last note
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5/25/2021 - Wine Canuck wrote: 93 Points
This pours, medium ruby in the glass with ever so slight bricking. The Nose is lifted and complex revealing a very classic sangiovese profile of dark cherries, dried cherry, dry hay, leather, salami, rosemary, dried orange peel, and orange pekoe tea. The palate is still quite structured, initially opening on sweet dark cherries, but quickly turning to the medium plus tannin and finishing on bright red fruited acid. The finish is medium in the length displaying lovely bergamot tea notes. Tasted blind I foolishly guessed Nebbiolo due to the tea notes and relatively high tannin, but in hindsight this is a lovely classically styles Sangiovese nicely priced according to it's quality level.
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4/11/2021 - Outplaying wrote:
Ann opened this last night with friends, but she saved me a glass to try. Tonight this is drinking well. Some earthy, savory accents, and decent acidity.
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3/31/2021 - mclanew Likes this wine: 93 Points
Popped and poured. Red cherry, leather and tobacco. Early maturity, medium bodied with well integrated tannins and nice balance. A relatively simple brunello but really in a great spot right now.
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3/3/2021 - MilesLP Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark in colour and flavour, well-balanced and proportioned
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12/24/2020 - bonedoc wrote:
This bottle was a little bretty compared to previous, but a
large scale round, rich and ripe wine reminding me of a Bordeaux.
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11/25/2020 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 93 Points
So well balanced.
Somewhat bland on opening, better after an hoir, and singing after 2. Best sips were the last, at 3.5 hours.
Dusty yet polished tannins, smooth, anise, dried fruit, leather, spice, earth, rose. Has a sweetnees to it.
Has a lightness on the finish, with moderate floral complexity.
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9/9/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Very good, still improving. No sign of age, moderate sediment. Aromas are slightly more secondary than primary; complexity, too, is in its early days. This is absolutely delicious, and worked good on PnP, but honestly it showed so much better after 90 minutes of air in decanter. Even then, it was the final sip, some 3,5 hours into it that this really began to show its full potential. Red/dark red fruits, some oak aromas and chewy tannins in the first half hour, and after that, it was all about slowly unfolding, becoming broader and more soil-driven. An absolute delight, and currently weighs in at med+>full-bodied. Should drink well for the next 12-15 years, at least. 14,5% abv. highly recommended
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8/15/2020 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 94 Points
Prior bottle was 13 months ago and this was another impressive showing. Plum, black cherry and hints of black raspberry on the nose. Between medium and full bodied with very pretty black cherry upfront and deeper plum and black raspberry through the middle. Some hints of blackberry on the backside along with integrated tannins, very light spices and earth/mineral qualities through the finish. Balance here is impressive as the fruit shows beautifully and the wine comes off as refined and elegant. Rounded and open throughout, it's fully integrated and clearly at peak. Based on the structure, I would drink over the next 12-18 months to enjoy it at this peak.
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6/29/2020 - patatty Likes this wine: 94 Points
Crimson red color with rust brown hints. Nose of chocolate, tea leaves and berries. Palate started with tea leaves, then dark chocolate flavors that developed into cherry and blueberry flavors. Long finish. Very enjoyable. Aged well.
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6/7/2020 - MonkhillVienna wrote:
Still nice fruit aromas, slight Madeira notes, tannins still there good wine
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4/25/2020 - edckim wrote: 95 Points
Classic Sangiovese with soft brooding cherries structured elegantly with subtle tea notes, orange peel spices, light floral but firm tannins finish with reserved, refined complexity
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2/1/2020 - NeuroWine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fruit forward, brighter than most Brunello. Very nice with food
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10/20/2019 - bonedoc wrote: 96 Points
Wow. This was spectacular! Drank over 2 days. Dark and concentrated w a kaleidoscope of flavors... chocolate, plum, leather, cranberry, iron. Silky, smooth, sweet tannins and a long finish. This reminded me of a Tuscan Bordeaux blend given the fruit profile. Bravo!
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8/21/2019 - Rollerball wrote: 93 Points
Similar impressions to a year ago or even a tad more impressive; this is at perfect maturity but accelerating fast; warm, complex, and delicious to drink in the next few years. An excellent complement to Belotti's wild boar sugo with tagliatelle and black pepper. -2022
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7/27/2019 - Chris Likes this wine: 93 Points
drank my last two. Almost a brown color, gorgeous. It had a great "oldness" to it but even so, there was still some fruit shining through. Very enjoyable. I was thinking maybe I was keeping my BdMs too long but these bottles changed my mind on that. After a 1.5 hour decant, the wine was even more fantastic. Went great with our lamb and green beans dish.
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7/18/2019 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 94 Points
Prior bottle was almost exactly a year ago and my notes remain consistent. Black cherry, earth, spices and floral notes on the very pretty nose. Between medium and full bodied with soft and open black cherry upfront, gaining depth through the middle and adding black raspberry and dark plum. Blackberry and tart black cherry provide contrast on the back before finishing with earth, minerals and light spices. Mid-body in particular was beautifully integrated and between the depth shown there and the seamless transition to the backside and the finish, the wine feels like it's at a quite stable peak. Should be able to hold this level for another few years and I'll save my last bottle for either June or July 2020.
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7/7/2019 - WDK wrote: 96 Points
Drinking well. Dark ruby. Medium body with expressive blackberry fruit with a hint of road tar. Long, tart, delicious finish.
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2/18/2019 - Tag01 wrote: 94 Points
Decanted for 1 hour. A bit of sediment in bottle. A bit funky on opening but this dissipated. Served with aged striploin. Colour:Rather dark deep red Nose: 15% alc not readily noticeable. Dark cherries and ripe plums,greasiness. Taste: amazingly powerfule and very long finish. Great fruit with dArk ripe cherries. Firm but not overpowering tannins should blend well with meal. Dark chocolate on finish. Amazing bottle and the 2006 was a nice surprise.
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2/17/2019 - Vino Vita Likes this wine: 97 Points
Wow. What an amazing expression of Sangiovese. Full mid palate that just coats your mouth. Tastes of bing cherries, violets, and dark chocolate. Finish lasts a full 35 seconds. Can only imagine what it will be like in 5-7 years, as I don't think I will be able to keep my hands off of my remaining bottles that long.
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12/8/2018 - Chris Likes this wine: 97 Points
Incredible Brunello. This wine was very highly rated (WS97) and does not disappoint. Great balance of tannins, fruit and body, with classic color profile. This has to be one of the best bottles I've ever had, of anything.
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10/27/2018 - Ibetian wrote:
Splash decanted 30 minutes before dinner. A slight roasted quality to the nose. Plenty of ripe fruit. On its drinking plateau, not close to falling apart, but I doubt it will improve, so drink up!
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10/15/2018 - grossie Likes this wine: 95 Points
Absolutely gorgeous wine. Some forest, licorice, a touch of mint, and blackberries on the nose. In the mouth there is amazingly concentrated fruit with a dark side, darker than what I'm used to in Brunello. Long finish, good acidity and some fine tannin. I would have a hard time naming this as a brunello if I were to taste it blind, perhaps because I'm not use to this style. In any case it's amazing and I wish I had bought more.
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10/6/2018 - patatty Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wonderful crimson brown fall leaf color that clung to glass when swirled; nose of tea leaves and cherry which matched palate; very soft tannins ; long fruity finish
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10/3/2018 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep dark garnet in color with ever-so-slight amber at the edges. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes of roses, tar, olives, licorice, spices, dried herbs, mushrooms. leather & cedar in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, earthy, herbs, anise, minerals & a hint of oak. Long lingering finish with a hint of heat in the background. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & airing but has the structure & fruit to continue development with additional aging if cellared properly. An excellent, complex yet refined Brunello at 12 years of age with several more years to go.
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8/24/2018 - zackmayo Likes this wine: 96 Points
Splendid after one hour
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7/20/2018 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 94 Points
Prior bottle was 16 months ago and this wine continues to show exceptionally well. Black cherry, floral and earth notes on the nose, with just a touch of leather. Nearly full bodied with deep and rounded black cherry upfront, blending seamlessly into the mid-body which shows additional density and brings in black raspberry and plum. There are also some brighter, background blackberry notes for contrast. Tannins are fine grained and very nicely integrated, providing both structure and contrast without distracting from the fruit. Finish continues to be mostly an earthy, minerally mix. Fruit in this wine continues to be a highpoint as it's expressive and carries itself with a sense of polished elegance that shows both precision and depth. There's also enough in the way of contrasting elements and structural elements so this wine has a number of years left ahead of it. May still improve slightly with more time, but based on consistent notes, this feel like close to peak, but in a manner that it should be able to hold this level for 3-4 more years. Next bottle for me in Summer 2019.
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7/13/2018 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points
Bring a Barolo or Brunello... or any good red (Broders): We drank the 1997, the 2006 and the 2010 in a flight. Unfortunately, it was hot in the restaurant, the 1997 and the 2006 were fairly warm, and my 2010 was just at temperature. After we cooled down the 1997 and the 2006, they really all performed at my expectation level, with the exception that it was a hot humid day and we were drinking brunello. The 1997 had a fair amount of complexity, and had lost some fruit. The 2006 was in the zone - perfect. The 2010 was tasty, and even with a 3 hour decant, was still quite exuberant. The 2010 actually had more of a savory vegetable compote flavor mixed in with the fruit. It's hard to pick favorites here, more of what you prefer to drink - young, middle-aged or mature. I honestly did not have a favorite.
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5/15/2018 - Ibetian wrote:
Drinking very well now
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5/13/2018 - Rollerball wrote: 92 Points
Drinking great right now. Kept its complexity; lost some intensity; the components have merged together beautifully. I'm going to scooch up my drink by date -2023.
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4/30/2018 - bonedoc wrote:
Some brett obscured the fruit profile.
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2/25/2018 - zackmayo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Last two bottles have not been as stellar as my first two.
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2/23/2018 - mgjr83 wrote: 88 Points
Decanted for 1h, still quite closed. Took another 30 minutes in the glass for it to start showing up. Nose is quite funny with barn notes. Yeah, barn. After a while dark fruit starts to show up - fig and licorice. Tannins still quite blinding after 1h, but started to soften up after a while giving room to blueberry, fig and a medium finish with secondary dates. Maybe it will improve with time, two more bottles in the cellar, will come back to it in 2020.
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2/11/2018 - Barnaby33 wrote:
Decanted for an hour and it needed it! Be warned if you PnP it'll smell like poop, probably chicken but certainly poop.
After an hour it opens up beautifully with the fruit really grabbing you. I really liked this wine, but its got a bit of a problem. It is fruit driven and well balanced, but its not great Brunello. The fruit to acid ration would make it a good candidate in most new world regions, just not Tuscany.
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12/31/2017 - shank wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for 90 minutes and it just didn’t have the barnyard funk on the nose the that previous bottles had.
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12/24/2017 - maderay wrote: 92 Points
Licorice, earth, roses
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12/15/2017 - bonedoc wrote: 94 Points
Wow, rich concentrated dark fruits in a modern style. Drank well with a decant. Drink w decant or over 5 yrs, maybe more.
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12/10/2017 - revanness wrote: 93 Points
Ready to go.
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11/19/2017 - johnnyo wrote: 93 Points
In a beautiful place right now.
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9/29/2017 - zackmayo Likes this wine: 99 Points
Flawless right out of the bottle.
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9/16/2017 - zackmayo Likes this wine: 98 Points
For my taste.....close to perfection after hour of uncorking. A finish that goes on and on and on. Bravo!
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8/15/2017 - The taste athlete wrote: 95 Points
Intertwined, discreet wood, incredibly complex and tall, dark fruit, peppers test, clove, rich, madly long, Such a well-founded wine! Rare to taste. Waw
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8/9/2017 - Vinogan(s) Likes this wine: 95 Points
Complex interwoven scents and flavours, insanely long, dark fruits, herbs, rich. This is a very complete wine and one of the best I ever drunk (maybe thanks to the great vintage). The wine has such a dazzling quality it is near impossible to tell the variety/appellation (was served blind), as it is that complete.
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8/6/2017 - Kris G Likes this wine: 96 Points
very complex nose, spicy with a lovely and discrete expression of the wood, in the mouth also very complex with an extreme long middle part that was full of pure fruit, crazy QPR, 96
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6/4/2017 - Richard123 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent Brunello. Probably at the end of its drinking window though...
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4/23/2017 - Decanthor Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow this is amazing. On open, an intoxicating nose of flowers, bushes, and sweet incense. Fruit a bit muted until the 20 min mark. On med-full bodied palate, currant and blackberries with a floral explosion after you swallow. Great balance of earth and fruit, with enough acidity for food. 30+ sec finish. Drink or hold.
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3/18/2017 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 94 Points
Prior bottle was just over eight months ago and this bottle showed slightly better. Blackfruit, floral and earth on the nose, but not nearly as intense as previously. Close to full bodied (14.5% ABV), but so round and elegant, it carries the weight easily. Retains nice brightness and vibrancy upfront which adds to the black raspberry, black cherry and deeper plum notes. Good acidity in the background, but felt a bit more integrated than previously. Finishes with tar, licorice, earth and minerals. Just enough tannic structure towards the back to support the fruit and provide overall length. Drank well upon opening, but as it was at cellar temperate, it got better and better over the course of four hours open as it warmed to room temp. This wine has a lot going for it: bright, pretty fruit with depth, good balancing notes and good overall structure. This is pretty close to peak, but based on the upfront brightness, structure on the backside and overall depth, may have room to improve just a touch more and should be able to hold this level for several years beyond. Next bottle in 2018.
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1/28/2017 - perrez Likes this wine: 90 Points
a bit closed a the moment, youthful. dark fruits all over, medium-light body, would have expected a bit more power.
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12/22/2016 - johnnyo wrote: 92 Points
A solid BdM. Well integrated tannins with notes of sour cherries, leather, tomatoes and a hint of cloves. Very well balanced with a clean finish.
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9/3/2016 - BrunelloBob wrote: 91 Points
PnP. Great nose, Dark fruit, dark chocolate, coffee. Maybe a bit light on the back end at the two hour mark. I love this producer, and liked this wine, but I expected more considering the vintage. probably wouldn't hold these forever...
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7/16/2016 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 Points
It's been a little more than 7 months since my prior bottle (Jan 2016) and this particular bottle seemed a little bit further along in the aging process. Not quite as vibrant or complex, but still showing quite well. Blackfruit and floral on the nose, but not nearly as intense as the prior bottle. Black raspberry and black cherry upfront with lots of depth still behind. Acidity based tart notes in the background and through the finish, adding the hints of redfruit. Leather, tar, licorice and good tannic structure on the finish. I'll probably try another bottle in the fall, just to make sure this isn't aging more quickly than I thought. In any case, it's drinking so well right now, no real compelling reason to delay.
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4/29/2016 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very good. Strong tar and roses aromas reminded me of barolo and barbaresco. Also displayed licorice, worn leather, tart cherry, and oregano. Relatively light bodied given the aromatics; there's no mistaking this for barolo in the mouth. Tannins were right to my tastes; not too hard, not too soft. Would drink now.
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4/10/2016 - Chris Likes this wine: 91 Points
A typical luscious BdM. Wine Spectator went ga ga over this stuff, rating it a 97 and saying it was highly recommended and the highest rated of the vintage. It was good but not quite that good. Price wasn't bad though, in line with other BdMs.
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3/27/2016 - Primordialsoup Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really in a good spot. 3 hour decant. Paired with grilled lamb loin chops (with a garlic, rosemary, olive oil, balsamic marinade). Fantastic. First time pairing a Brunello with lamb. Will do again for sure.
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3/26/2016 - Arch57 Likes this wine: 96 Points
I'm going to drop a whopping 96 on this wine as it was a fantastic expression of the way wine should be made in Montlacino. We followed to very good Kosta Browne Pinot's with this bottle of match an exquisite dinner prepared by my lovely wife as our kids were home for Easter weekend with their spouse and girlfriend.
I opened this at 4pm and we started drinking it at 7pm. Huge nose of earth, spice, dark fruit and Yankee candle. Nice attack on the palate on a long, long finish as I'm typing this sentence I still can taste the last sip. This is why I rate Brunello as my favorite wine because when it hits the right notes it can't be beat.
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3/16/2016 - RhoneG Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened and poured. A bit orange around the edges, it was very light to begin with. But an hour into the bottle, it tightened up and the tannins along with black and red fruit came out to play. Awesome minerality, this wine is liquid rocks. Needs lots of air.
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1/14/2016 - DiveDVM wrote: 90 Points
Was not bold enough to hold up to ribeye
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1/3/2016 - capacious Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking beautifully now, effortless, tannins fully integrated, amazed how good this is this young. Will likely get better, but darn good right now.
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1/1/2016 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 95 Points
Intense blackfruit and floral notes on the nose. In between medium and full bodied and almost completely integrated through the middle. Black raspberry and black cherry upfront, mixed with tar and licorice and lots and lots of floral notes behind. Also adds some faint, background redfruit notes that come in just before the finish. The depth and complexity through the middle really set this wine apart. Good tannic structure on the finish and quite impressive length. As a previous reviewer noted, a two hour decant is just about perfect. Just a beautiful brunello overall. As well as it's drinking now, there's enough structure on the finish and enough complexity through the middle that this wine might even improve a little more over the short term. Should peak in the next couple of years and hopefully stay at that level for several years beyond.
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12/30/2015 - capacious Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking beautifully now, effortless, tannins fully integrated,
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10/1/2015 - pmilne wrote: 94 Points
Two hour decant. On initial open, heavy nose of barnyard funk but you could also smell the flowers and fruit underneath. After one hour into decant, less barnyard and flowers/fruit showing. After two hours, nose was like burying your face into a bouquet of flowers: roses, lilacs. Scents of lavender and citrus peel (lime). On the palate, the fruit came forward and didn't disappoint: cherry, raspberry, plum. Had with wide variety of Spanish tapas and wine flavors changed based on the food. Great wine pairing.
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8/21/2015 - mkoss Likes this wine: 93 Points
Amazing bouquet, great balance, a fine Bru!
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3/1/2015 - SPierson wrote: 89 Points
Too young...should wait a few years; needs time to open up now
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2/16/2015 - megropolis wrote:
Enjoyable with decant but still very young.
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2/15/2015 - carlsport Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent with spicy sausage lasagna and veal meatballs. Great depth and structure.
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1/1/2015 - bonedoc wrote: 94 Points
Ripe, sweet fruit, modern in style, but good acid and overall balance. Second half on night two was just as delicious. Drink now with some aeration, or over the next 10 years.
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12/4/2014 - carisua78 wrote: 94 Points
I opened the first bottle late 2010 and oh boy what a difference. For the first 30 minutes on the nose there was a persistent barnyard aromas with a secondary layer of fruit and flowers. After two hours on the nose transformed into beautifully perfumed red. On the palate round-dry tannins with black raspberry and meet/ leather notes with a pleasant acidity. Still very young wine that should continue to evolve on the next 5-15 years.
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11/16/2014 - Lessthanzero wrote: 92 Points
Big, corduroy tannic, but oh so sweet. Had a little bit of stewed fruit up front, but dissipated quickly. Nice!
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10/29/2014 - maxima wrote: 88 Points
Nez sur le balsam, le goudron et les prunaux confits.
En bouche, Prunes cuites, anis et cerises noires...semble y avoir des notes de réduction!
Un peu court en fnale.
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10/25/2014 - RhoneG Likes this wine: 94 Points
Ruby with a bit of orange at the rim. Opening the bottle is like walking into a flower shop. Slow , long legs. After an hour, its pretty high in alcohol with cherry and cherry pit, earth, pine forest, blackberries?, orange peel, flowers all having a party in your mouth. Its really good now, but if the alcohol can resolve a bit more, this will be a killer wine.
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9/9/2014 - camben Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep and rich. Complex with tart cherry, pipe tobacco, orange peel, flowers and ripe sweet red fruit. Juicy on the finish.
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8/6/2014 - shank wrote: 93 Points
Decant 3 hours. Great nose of barnyard and secondary fruit. Great finish. One of best brunello's I have had.
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7/8/2014 - DonDon wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for 2 hours and was improving but for me this lacked some depth and richness. I think I paired it wrong with a slightly sweet sauce with chicken and I do want to try this again (I have 5 left)
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6/28/2014 - markcic wrote: 90 Points
Decanted through a vinturi, this is a mature wine, fruit on the nose, dark maroon in the glass, the palate is cherry, raspberry, rhubarb, graphite and a touch of spice. A nice finish.
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3/30/2014 - DanTheRhoneFan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Enjoyed with some stuffed pork chops and roasted sweet potato/apples. Has the backbone to age several more years with no issue but was quite enjoyable now. Did not decant but did open the bottle approximately 1 hour before pouring. No notes on the scent but I recall it to be cherry and cedar shavings. Cassis, smoke, earth flavor profile. Well structured. Did not disappoint.
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3/12/2014 - jimmyrice14 wrote: 92 Points
Getting even better!
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2/16/2014 - jtinto Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking beautifully with secondaries. I'm sure this will be long lived, but it's time to start.
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1/18/2014 - ericdavis311 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for one hour.... very earthy on the nose with hints of cherry and spice. On the palate black cherry, cocoa, bright acidity with polished tannins.
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12/27/2013 - coreywb Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pretty dark ruby color. Very pleasant nose with no noticeable earthy character found in many Brunellos. Soft sweet tannins with 30 minutes decanting. Medium body and a nice finish. Dark fruits with a hint of dark cherries. Really nice, pleasant Brunello.
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12/24/2013 - Schmidco wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for two hours, great balance smooth with long finish
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11/14/2013 - Bigbadbrewsky wrote: 95 Points
All the reasons brunello is the king of the Tuscan wines.
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11/1/2013 - mreinitz wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for an hour. Our first glasses were monolithic and very tannic, with slighty sour red cherry as the dominant flavor. The wine continued to open up over the next hour and a half. By then raspberries, cedar and violets, and soft black licorice had entered the mix, and the tannins had calmed down considerably. We sure wish we had left it in the decanter longer.
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10/27/2013 - Malibu wino wrote: 92 Points
Delicious. Tart red berries, soft tannins. Very enjoyable alone, or with a steak (as we did).
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7/28/2013 - JohnBlueLabel wrote: 91 Points
Some earth on the nose with tar and some floral notes, rose petal.
Nice acidity up front with dark cherry, pomegranate and cedar on the palate. Hint of beef stock or jerky. Firm tannins with a long finish. Delicious now, lots of potential for the future. Will need to hold a bottle or two for the long haul.
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6/2/2013 - Cresus wrote: 91 Points
Seemed a little shut down to me. Very tannic even after 2 hour decant. Seemed very chalky and lacking in fruit but showed promise. Just not ready and ill leave for another 2 years.
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5/27/2013 - Jwolfer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 2 hours. Served at a wine party. Opened up tremendously as the evening wore on. Very good Brunello di Montalcino; however, it lacked the complexity and structure that I was hoping for based on Wine Spectator's high rating. At this price point, I would skip but good nonetheless. -92 points-
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5/26/2013 - jdrago Likes this wine: 93 Points
Aromas of cherry fruit; roast beef; mahogany; pitcher's rosin bag. Good after 20 minutes of opening but continued to improve. Recommend opening for 1 to 1.5 hours. Taste of cherries; cedar chest; rare beef. Paired excellent with braised beef short ribs and fava beans. Excellent wine.
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5/22/2013 - What I'm Drinking Now wrote: 92 Points
So this is the second 2006 Brunello I've opened from my cellar and is far superior in quality. It reminds you how high Brunello can take the Sangiovese varietal. The wine is dark garnet colored and it smells like strawberry, and red currant which is indicative of quality but not so potent that it gives away the brilliance of the wine which is really on the palate. It tastes like Red Currant, Plum, Dust, Forest floor, Green Olive, and Tobacco that come into perfect balance after about 45 minutes. The full body and long finish add polish to the wine. It was a little coarse for my liking but that may have been on account of the fact that it needed an ever longer decant. Really good juice. Cheers!
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5/18/2013 - cos82 Likes this wine: 93 Points
I don't know Brunello all that well, i.e., traditional vs. modern, barrique vs. barrel aged, warm vs. less warm terroir. All I know is that I loved this wine because of one primary characteristic that is first and formost to me: Gobs of delicious fruit. Purple plum in color. Nice nose of cassis, lilac and earth. A beautiful soft and balanced palate of plum, sweet cherry, earth and a hint of oak. I bought some 06's, and I hope the others are more of the same. Drank this with pasta and shellfish in a pomodoro sauce and it was a beautiful marriage. I think ready to go but may improve with a little more bottle age.
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3/9/2013 - Wine Sparty wrote: 90 Points
Decanted and started to drink about 30 minutes later and finished over the course of the next 4 hours. Aroma is strawberry and earthy. Taste has the strawberry and has a decent level of acidity. Got some darker fruit at times too. Not in a terrible spot to drink now, but I will certainly hold off on my other two for awhile.
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1/8/2013 - Outplaying Likes this wine:
Pretty good now but still young. Popped and poured this showed dense dark fruits, coffee and leather at first. As it opened, more Sangiovese character began to show. Dark cherries, good acidity and tannins started to show. A little earth. It didn't last long but the wine was changing quite bit over the time we drank it. Will be fun following this over the next 8-10 years.
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12/21/2012 - sojoknuckle Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is a an fantastic Brunello it was decanted for about an hour as this bottle might be a little young. But the finish was perfect and what you would expect from a great brunello.
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12/15/2012 - Arch57 wrote: 94 Points
A superb Brunello. Opened but not decanted 2 hours before dinner as I find this method works very well for Brunellos. Color was that brick red you associate with BdM and the immediately the nose hits you with dried cherries and bit of olive brine. This wine easily earns the 94+ rating based on the finish, which lasted and lasted. Over the course of the evening this got better and while I have no regrets opening it last night, it will age gracefully for 5-7 years.
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11/18/2012 - revanness wrote: 96 Points
A fantastic bottle.
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11/4/2012 - camben wrote: 95 Points
Wow, every sip is a new adventure.
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10/30/2012 - camben wrote:
pop and pour. reminds me of a dream i have.
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9/12/2012 - Pearls_b4Swine wrote: 94 Points
Excellent example of this grape; even in its youth, drinking well, and a great value, too.
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6/3/2012 - WojoWineCave Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted for several hours but still needed more time. Went well with meat dinner but lacked richness.
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1/14/2012 - winopops3 wrote: 90 Points
Needs two hours in the decanter. Nose really impresses after this with flowers and earth. Palate does lean towards the rustic, decent finish. Will try again in a few years.
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1/14/2012 - Zinlady wrote: 93 Points
Had this wine at RWS top 100 tasting with flank teak. It was closed in at first Dark. Some roundness. Finally opened a little and became very popular. Wait to try it.
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12/30/2011 - Jrm1978 wrote: 94 Points
Massive.
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12/9/2011 - Porchino wrote: 70 Points
Lord this is tired
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11/11/2011 - canan wrote: 96 Points
Brunello 2006 Horisontal Tasting: Nose: Sewer, cherry, coconut and chocolate.
Palate: Dark dense fruit core with a very long and fruity aftertaste. Good acidity and tannins.
Simply an excellent wine in great balance!!
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8/22/2011 - RussK wrote: 90 Points
RUSSK M+T'S Birthday Party. No BB. Everyone liked more than me.
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5/24/2011 - Ibetian wrote:
Obviously very young, but I won't be buying more of this. Muted nose is no surprise, but there was a clear smell and taste of excess alcohol. Just too hot and sweet for me. Might calm with age, but I don't think I'll take the chance. Seemed unbalanced and fairly simple to me. Not scored, since I might be doing an injustice to a wine that might be better in a few years.
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5/10/2011 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful and rustic bouquet with a lot of dark fruits. A somewhat sweet start, but immediately after that the same rustic impressions as in the bouquet with dark forest fruits and good, firm tannin. Long finish. This wine will definitely improve with 5 – 7+ years of ageing. 91 for now.
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4/29/2011 - Pacherant wrote: 93 Points
Tightly wound at the moment with great depth of flavour, clear fruit and real promise. Really another 5 years at least before this will start opening up but potentially a real beauty.
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