Definitely a very good wine. I think it can develop well with another 5 to 7 years of storage. But somehow I still expected a greater experience from a wine in that price range. But that’s probably my personal preference talking rather than the actual quality of the wine.
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colour is a light brick red, fully mature. so too is the nose, that of a mature classic brunello, savoury characteristics, charcuterie, soil, tar, sweaty socks. palate is elegant, silky smooth, luxurious in texture, with tart cherry up front and slight sweet and floral flavours that hold on the back end. very gentle tannins on the finish.
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This bottle captures my original experience with traditional Brunellos. Lean, more expressive bouquet than flavor, tart cherry, balanced, ok before dinner but opened up when we started our meal of breaded pork cutlet with mushrooms and broccoli rabe. There is nothing modern or lush about this wine, and while not a high-water mark for B-S, it was unmistakably a Brunello and a well-made, clean example at that.
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Good wine, but probably not my kind of wine. Decanted for two hours, but still a bit tannic. Nose has plum and tar. Palate is somewhat like molasses flowing over an undertone of chocolate. Good stuff, but I would rather have a good left bank at this price point.
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8/26/2023 - sealine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Definitely a very good wine. I think it can develop well with another 5 to 7 years of storage. But somehow I still expected a greater experience from a wine in that price range. But that’s probably my personal preference talking rather than the actual quality of the wine.
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8/14/2023 - jkoenen wrote: 95 Points
Wow..!
Perfectly mature, imprssively elegant.
A great find at a very good price at the restaurant in our hotel!
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3/1/2023 - #1 or #2? Likes this wine: 94 Points
colour is a light brick red, fully mature. so too is the nose, that of a mature classic brunello, savoury characteristics, charcuterie, soil, tar, sweaty socks. palate is elegant, silky smooth, luxurious in texture, with tart cherry up front and slight sweet and floral flavours that hold on the back end. very gentle tannins on the finish.
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1/14/2022 - eudora Likes this wine: 91 Points
This bottle captures my original experience with traditional Brunellos. Lean, more expressive bouquet than flavor, tart cherry, balanced, ok before dinner but opened up when we started our meal of breaded pork cutlet with mushrooms and broccoli rabe. There is nothing modern or lush about this wine, and while not a high-water mark for B-S, it was unmistakably a Brunello and a well-made, clean example at that.
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4/8/2021 - winecoffee wrote: 92 Points
Good wine, but probably not my kind of wine. Decanted for two hours, but still a bit tannic. Nose has plum and tar. Palate is somewhat like molasses flowing over an undertone of chocolate. Good stuff, but I would rather have a good left bank at this price point.
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