2003 La Fiorita Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  1/2/2012 - elise wrote: 90 Points

  Needs 1 to 2 hours decant time to open up.
  
  Enjoyed at a restaurant on Christmas evening with friends. Went well with duck breast and palm frites.

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  4/20/2009 - KeithAkers wrote: 88 Points

  connoisseur wines spring european portfolio (Vivere, Chicago IL): nose: bold and hard edged tones of dark red fruits, black cherries, and bits of roasted herbs. Lacking a bit of depth and expression that would entice more
  
  taste: good medium/full feel with some hard edged tannins and tones of dark red fruits, black cherries, and some bits of liqueur tones. doesn't have the bold richness that some 03s bring, and doesn't have much expression to it either
  
  overall: a very good brunello, but a bit of a pass for me as it just doesn't bring what I love from brunello. Rather hard edged and lacking expression that would make this moree attractive

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  5/16/2008 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points

  Brunello tasting at Booze. Extremely bretty, wet amimal nose, but once you get past the unpleasantness, it blows off slightly to take on a more worn leather character, with nuances of ripe cherry fruit and interesting touches of bramble and some herbaciousness. Palate had good freshness and very firm tannins. Good, spicy finish. This needs time, but all the constituent parts are there, and it should be a really interesting wine a few years down the road.

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