Opened for 1 hour. Color is fairly deep ruby for a Brunello. Orange rim showing age. On the nose: Forest floor funk, cherry, rose and tar. On the palate: Cherry, rose, strawberry, baking spices and bit of tar. Loads of tannins. Good length. This wine has a lot of years left. It’s very elegant and well made.
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Sangiovese study, Volume II (Chicago, IL): This was double decanted around lunchtime, which I felt introduced more air than necessary, as the fruit was starting to show a little bit of oxidation, and the tannins seemed to feel like they were clamping down rather than loosening up. But overall I do like the red fruit profile here and think that this is a wine with very good long-term potential.
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12/12/2023 - johnh1001 wrote: 93 Points
Open. Light but powerful red and black fruit flavors. Plush texture
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10/6/2023 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 94 Points
Opened for 1 hour. Color is fairly deep ruby for a Brunello. Orange rim showing age. On the nose: Forest floor funk, cherry, rose and tar. On the palate: Cherry, rose, strawberry, baking spices and bit of tar. Loads of tannins. Good length. This wine has a lot of years left. It’s very elegant and well made.
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5/20/2023 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Sangiovese study, Volume II (Chicago, IL): This was double decanted around lunchtime, which I felt introduced more air than necessary, as the fruit was starting to show a little bit of oxidation, and the tannins seemed to feel like they were clamping down rather than loosening up. But overall I do like the red fruit profile here and think that this is a wine with very good long-term potential.
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11/21/2021 - Montesquieu wrote: 93 Points
Rolling Stones pre-concert party bus (Austin): First time trying the Riserva. Had green and woodsy flavors that I like. Surely a Brunello built for long aging, unlike many.
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10/13/2021 - RayOB wrote: 91 Points
Drank at 110
Not as rich and deep as the other recent vintages
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