2011 Pecci Celestino Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  6/10/2020 - JuliannaDHS wrote: 90 Points

  This wine improved after opening but never entered a classic level. Nice dark fruit and some sandalwood notes but no funk, no leather, no tetriary notes.

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  4/24/2020 - jroberts86 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  perfect for a dinner of carnitas. In it's prime. Layers of fruit and complexity, yet still well integrated. It is like a well written play--flowing from scene to scene!

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  10/23/2019 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Tasted blind. Clear, bright, medium garnet, fading a little and brown on the rim, indicative of age or of a lighter-hued variety like Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir or perhaps Sangiovese. The nose is clean, developing (+) and medium (+) to high in intensity, with aromas of red cherry, black cherry, leather, earth and a fair amount of oak influence. The nose actually reminded me of a Gran Reserva Tempranillo. The palate is dry, with medium (+) acidity, medium (+) tannins and medium (+) to high alcohol (actually 15% according to the label). The palate is consistent with the nose and nicely balanced. Overall, this is pretty clearly Italian, but the lightness of the color really threw me for a loop and pointed me towards a Barbaresco rather than a Brunello. The 2011 Brunello vintage as a whole is not nearly as age-worthy as the 2010, or others since, so this should probably be drunk now or within the next 3-5 years.

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  12/17/2017 - grover91 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  An nice, well-balanced Brunello. Drinking well now, but will be better in 3-5 years.

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  8/17/2017 - ageverett Does not like this wine: 87 Points

  Thin, flat and uninspiring. Lots of dark cherry and sort of syrupy on the finish. Disappointed.

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