1996 Il Palazzone Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  3/10/2024 - thesternowl wrote: 92 Points

  This was a pre-Parson Il Palazzone, back when Mario Bollag (now Terralsole) owned the property. Dick (Parson) invested a lot into Il Palazzone after 2000 and the estate’s reputation today is largely known under his stuardship.
  
  Poured into a decanter about 2 1/2 hours prior to service to remove sediment and give this 28-year old some air. In the glass, the 1996 pours a deep garnet with a brown tinge and a near opaque core. Medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous, with some VA and notes of desiccated, red and black fruit: Morello cherries, strawberries, brambles, figs, along with leather, porcini, forest floor, espresso, and spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins (fully integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium, and the body is medium. White this freshened up with air (recommended), it is clearly in the sunset of its life. That being said, it has plenty of stories to tell. Drink now with a decant.

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  9/7/2005 - sapgem wrote: 89 Points

  Dark, colour, some bricking around the edges. Deep and dark cherry nose, but with noticeable barnyard aromas giving a rather rustic character. Good length on the palatte, classic cherry flavours. Perhaps more like a v good chianti than a brunello flavour wise (not quite as masculine nor refined), smooth but with some tannins still evident on the finish. V. v. nice, just a shame about the barnyard.

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