2016 Castello Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  4/16/2024 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Retail $45. 100% Sangiovese. Medium color with baked plum and blackberry swimming in concert on the nose with oak, vanilla, a touch of heat and clove. Wonderful fruit on the palate, more fresh than the dried or baked aspect I got on the nose. The acidity more than keeps up, dancing on the tongue, with some spice interwoven. There are some tannins on the backend, but they are silky and mostly integrated. Great now, could use another 3-5 years and likely will still be doing well for another dozen years. Outstanding. 94 Points.
  
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  3/22/2024 - PghMike Likes this wine: 92 Points

  On the lighter end for a brunello in color and flavor. Nose matches the palate. Strawberry carries the day. Perhaps a bit tight and needing time as it became deeper and richer as the night went on. Finishes long.

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  2/3/2024 - RHaz wrote: 91 Points

  Lots of energy and still very young. Red and black fruits bursting out of it. Finish is long if a little sour. Will wait a while for the other 5 bottles.

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  7/25/2023 - SineQuaNon Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Solid, old-school Brunello on the red fruited side but not exceptionnal at this stage. Possibly slightly closed still

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  6/25/2023 - AndrewSGHall Does not like this wine:

  Not bullish. It isn't bad but is a pretty banal Brunello with a fruit base that is kind of torqued.

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