Community Tasting Note

• sfqwino wrote:

  May 24, 2013 - Great Brunello nose upon opening. Soft and inviting. Decanted for 2 hours and brought to a restaurant. Alas, has the wine closed up? the nose was rather muted and herbal. The entry was lean and a little tard with an earthy herbal note. Some high tone fruits were lurking in the background. Some roundness emerged with swirling and waiting, But still there was a sense that it had not reached its full potential. Perhaps a few more years of cellaring...

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• Jochems commented:

  5/24/13, 11:04 AM - Decanting a Brunello, and in particular a classic style like Il Poggione, is never a good idea. It is better to slow-ox it (pour into the shoulder, and let it rest in the bottle for several hours). Besides that, this wine has probably entered a sleeper phase as many good '04 Brunelli have. Even though the initial nose does not indicate that. I've often had this experience with some wines only realy comming around 48 hours after opening the bottle!

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