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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2022 (based on 93 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by fscov on 8/2/2016 & rated 90 points: Belíssima surpresa. Vinho redondo, aromático e perfumado. Excelente equilíbrio, com taninos totalmente integrados. A nota só não é maior por não ter um final longo. (4085 views) | | | Tasted by Tosti-Lane on 9/1/2015 & rated 90 points: Pop and pour at a restaurant, drinking very nicely. Opens up within about 20 minutes and paired well with steak and lamb and seafood at our table. (4178 views) | | | Tasted by Texas Jerky on 11/14/2014 & rated 91 points: Abundant notes of cherry, plums, blood, and mineral on the nose upon opening.
Tart and good fruit on the attack, with licorice notes coming on strong to follow.
Fine grain tannins, sweet and persistent on the finish.
Has many more years to develop.
Bottom line: a very nice bottle of wine. (4712 views) | | | Tasted by MillenialWineGuy on 8/8/2013 & rated 92 points: Delicious dark and mature chocoloate, fig, clove and oak aromas with spectacular, lively acidity and smooth, silky tannins. Very nice wine. (6042 views) | | | Tasted by Pavel Os on 3/4/2013 & rated 89 points: Color is middle red
Aroma (8) is shining, open
Taste (7) is middle bodied, too acid, little alcohol (need decanter 1 hour), taste has not been disclosed (narrow), spicy
The wine looks Violet colored. The legs are Medium. (6212 views) | | | Tasted by chd850 on 12/8/2012: N: perfumy, elegant mix of red fruit and oak, as neither dominated, spicy;
M: medium to full bodied, smooth tannin and acidity, high alcohol, spicy, with lingering sweetness/licorice finish;
Very enjoyable, elegant wine, with layers of flavors. (3762 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 2/9/2012 & rated 90 points: Italian Invasion Part II: Brunellos (Italian Wine Masters Seminars & Tasting, Terra Gallery, San Francisco, California): Medium dark red violet color; aromatic, dried berry, dried cherry, oak nose; dried berry, dried cherry, oak palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (3562 views) |
| The World of Fine Wine, September 2011, Issue #33
(Tenuta Greppone Mazzi) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, July/August 2011, IWC Issue #157
(Greppone Mazzi Brunello di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2006 Brunello: The Emperor’s New Clothes or Historic Vintage? (May 2011)
(Ruffino - Tenuta Greppone Mazzi Brunello Di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (2/17/2011)
(Ruffino, Greppone Mazzi Brunello di Montalcino Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Producer Location - Greppone Mazzi, Montalcino (Google Maps)SangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino websiteBrunello di Montalcino Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino (Official DOCG website) |
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