2015 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 94 points

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  4/9/2024 - UFGators Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This wine is rocking right now. Yes it needs air and will certainly benefit from age but it is such a joy to drink right now. Impecable balance. Not a hard edge on this wine yet its true potential is still tightly wound. 95+. Hold if you only have 1 or 2. If you have more open one to try.

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  12/20/2023 - TMOVino2 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  At PnP…visually on point for brunello, some orange at the rim, deeper ruby than some. some vanilla (which makes sense if i recall aging regimen), dark cherry, plum, balsamic, dried Italian herbs, potpourri, and a hint of mint. Palate is cherry, licorice, tar (in a good way) and maybe some balsamic again. Good line of acidity, and very youthful tannin.Very drinkable. See how it evolves tonight and should continue to age a decade plus.
  
  Was this a good Brunello? Yes, it was. Was it unbelievable and mind blowing as the scores? No, it wasn't.

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  10/19/2023 - Paolovino Likes this wine: 100 Points

  Unreal. Best brunello I’ve tasted.

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  4/5/2023 - SirJ Likes this wine: 97 Points

  This could be my top 5 wine ever. Really love the acidity of the Sangiovese as the red fruit balances perfectly to create the perfect harmony. Red currants, raspberries, cranbarries together with the minerality create a taste that lasts for a very long time. Lucky I have two bottles left, will wait at least 5 years for the next bottle, if I can keep my fingers off :)

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  9/10/2022 - PIZZAandBAROLO Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Superb.
  
  A more modern style but killer Brunello.
  
  Tasted alongside the '16 Lisini Bdm Ugolaia. Both are infants, but I was itching to pop some newer Brunello as I'm a man of deep curiosity. Well maybe not in the philosophical sense, but definitely when it comes to great wines ;)
  
  Both Brunello, profile wise, are cut from the same cloth. Deep dark Garnett color. Black red fruits. Tuscan rusticity. Seductive nose.
  
  But this 2015 BdM is more opulent, extracted, bold. A differentiate versus the finesse-centric, fine tuned guitar 2016 vintage BdM's.
  
  This is drinking better at the moment, given plenty of air (decanted 6+ hours), this sophisticated brute will demand your attention. Both will benefit from years of rest as their best drinking windows will only begin in the next 3 years+ and then for the next 10-20.
  
  An interesting comparison in many ways. Producer vs producer. Vintage vs vintage. Modern vs traditional wine making approach.
  
  For me, the '15s have been Brunello of excellent concentration, power, and personality. Whereas the '16’s also have great concentration but with unassuming elegance and laser precision.
  
  Both are epic vintages in this CT'er’s humble opinion.
  
  Of the two wines tonight, I'd unquestionably give this the nod. ('16 Lisini BdM Ugolaia 95+)
  
  98+

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