Found this medium bodied wine to be very approachable right from the start without much coaxing required. Well balanced and fresh. Nice core of dark fruits with pretty fine tannins. Medium minus finish. Elegant and supremely drinkable. Can keep, but drinking well already.
Decanted for 4 hours. Rather bordeaux-like nose of dark fruit, cedar and tobacco. On the palate, the wine was smooth and the tannins were well integrated. However, a bit heavy on the oak and perhaps not as much depth as I would have expected from an Oreno. Medium finish. Well made but slightly non-descript. Will probably need 3-5 years to hit its peak.
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Enjoyed this bottle even more than the one I had earlier this week. Decanted for 3 hours. Beautifully smooth and well balanced. Great freshness. So much juicy dark fruit. This will be at its best in 5 years or so.
2011 Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto Toscana IGT 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Found this medium bodied wine to be very approachable right from the start without much coaxing required. Well balanced and fresh. Nice core of dark fruits with pretty fine tannins. Medium minus finish. Elegant and supremely drinkable. Can keep, but drinking well already.
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2009 Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno Toscana IGT 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Decanted for 4 hours. Rather bordeaux-like nose of dark fruit, cedar and tobacco. On the palate, the wine was smooth and the tannins were well integrated. However, a bit heavy on the oak and perhaps not as much depth as I would have expected from an Oreno. Medium finish. Well made but slightly non-descript. Will probably need 3-5 years to hit its peak.
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2004 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Enjoyed this bottle even more than the one I had earlier this week. Decanted for 3 hours. Beautifully smooth and well balanced. Great freshness. So much juicy dark fruit. This will be at its best in 5 years or so.
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