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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mattb76 on 11/28/2021: Nose suggests this is in kind of a shut down phase. Barely giving some cherries and iron/minerals. Dark ruby color. Clear meniscus. This tasted thin this evening…cherries there but with tannins and little after initial taste. 60 min air. (703 views) | | | Tasted by mattb76 on 10/26/2018: On the nose - leather, cherries, dustiness. Palate had very specific red cherry flavor - marascas. Also prominent tobacco and spice notes, good acid. This was very enjoyable, traditional Brunello. Not heavily oaked. Good spot. Should continue to improve. Have two more and wish I had bought more. (1325 views) | | | Tasted by DonDon on 6/2/2016 & rated 90 points: I had the 2010 first and then this. Still lovely but nowhere near the richness and complexity of the 2010 (2750 views) | | | Tasted by Pikemeister123 on 8/29/2015 & rated 89 points: Good but not great brunello. Ripe, black cherry flavours. Lacks a bit of freshness and nuance. (2869 views) | | | Tasted by Italiana on 1/10/2015: This bottle rather austere--moderate tannins, good acidity, but lean fruit. Better the first day. (2924 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Guido on 1/31/2014 & rated 88 points: The nose showed ripe and spicy red fruits with an outward and almost sexy personality. On the palate, it was juicy with ripe cherry and spice, yet there was a sweetness here that detracted from my expectations. The finish was clean with pleasantly fresh red fruits. I enjoyed this, but it lacked the stuffing I associate with Brunello. (3461 views) |
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Vinous, 2010 Brunello di Montalcino: A Promise Fulfilled (Feb 2015) (2/1/2015)
(Le Chiuse Di Sotto - Gianni Brunelli Brunello Di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, September 2014, Issue #45
(Brunello Di Montalcino Gianni Brunelli Le Chiuse Di Sotto) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Ian D'Agata
Vinous, Jun-14, IWC Issue #175 (6/1/2014)
(Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2009 Brunello di Montalcino: The Day of Reckoning (May 2014)
(Le Chiuse Di Sotto - Gianni Brunelli Brunello Di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
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(Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
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(Gianni Brunelli, Le Chiuse di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michaela Morris
Decanter, Gianni Brunelli Vertical
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| Gianni Brunelli Producer WebsiteSangioveseSANGIOVESE: (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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