2007 Brunello and Super-Tuscan Tasting

Caro's Wines, Auckland, New Zealand
Tasted Monday, August 20, 2012 by Marc with 818 views

Introduction

A chance to taste through the excellent and forward 2007 vintage in Tuscany, with a particular emphasis on Brunellos. A wonderful tasting that was marked by wines of a very consistent standard.

Flight 1 (8 Notes)

  • 2007 Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 90 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    light ruby, some bricking at the edge. Toasted oak on the nose along saw dust, tobacco, Indian spice and sweet red fruits. Fine grained tannins contribute to a smooth texture. Lingering a dry finish. An outstanding modern styled Brunello.

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  • 2007 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino 88 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    dense ruby with hints of purple - much younger looking than any of the other 2007 Brunellos tasted alongside it. Intense nose of bitter almond, dark old oak and lifted red fruit. Slightly monlithic - concentrated and dense. Not as refined as the Argiano, it comes across today as ever so slightly clumsy. I prefer to give it the benefit of the doubt and imagine that it will age out of this 2 dimensional phase.

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  • 2007 Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    dense ruby, some age apparent at the rim. Powerful and vivid fennel seed, licorice, bitter almond and sweet and ripe raspberry fruit. Slight musty old oak aroma which proved elusive and did not detract. Light and balanced structure allied to a smooth texture and lingering finish. Excellent wine.

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  • 2007 Lisini Brunello di Montalcino 93 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    beautiful mature color. Lifted aromas of spice, fennel, pepper, game, candy cane and old oak. Beautiful balance, fine tannin, dry and long finish. Very fine wine.

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  • 2007 Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    clear and bright, leather, camphor, bitter almond, cherry, old oak. Gorgeous texture, vanilla, cloves. Jammy, high alcohol. Very smooth - perhaps just a little too suave?

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  • 2007 Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 92 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    Deep ruby, with hints of age. Nose of Chinese tea and cherries. A classic Italian in the mouth - juicy fruit on the edges of the palate, tannic in the middle and suave and refined on the finish. Bright acid, the old oak adds texture. Slightly porty but does have nice fruit.

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  • 2007 Fontodi Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna del Sorbo 86 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG

    90% Sangiovese, 10% CS. High acid, awkward and tight, elements of tobacco. The CS makes itself known in the mouth but currently results in a monolithic texture. I don't find this wine too promising, although it is clear it is extremely well made and concentrated. Maybe this just needs time in the cellar for the cepage to settle down and marry. 86+++?

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  • 2007 La Massa Giorgio Primo 94 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Superb Bordeaux look-a-like that straddles the styles of the left bank and lean examples of Napa. Pencil shavings, currants, huge amounts of oak (perhaps a bit much at the moment - but this is a wine that demands time in the cellar) and gorgeous earth and herbaceous elements. This is a wine that was clearly the odd man out in a tasting of 2007 Brunellos, but in its more international way, delivered big time. Leave this alone and wait for the first rate elements to come together. 94+++

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