Community Tasting Note

• swapdoc wrote:

  July 6, 2015 - At the '15 Benvenuto tasting I liked the substantial feel of this wine, tasting it next to the rich, smoky, mineral '10 Madonna delle Grazie. Perhaps I was tasting some of the glamor of the single vineyard wine in this Brunello. On its own, this wine is less compelling, missing the energy often associated with '10 vintage. The red fruit is solid and framed by the soaked barrel aromatics, yet missing the sappy edginess of the single vineyard wine. The wine making style is reminiscent of Conti Costanti; the overall impression is of a less multifaceted, less intriguing wine. In the midsection, found craving for more minerality and that volatile aromatic complexity that is often, though not solely, associated with the Southern expression of Brunello. Approachable now -- finishes a little tannic, but without any off-putting astringency.

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• studleytrey commented:

  7/6/15, 5:50 PM - Somewhat surprising to hear that it's approachable now, given I like this producer at around 10 yrs. out, but interesting to hear your notes on this. Cheers.

• swapdoc commented:

  7/7/15, 6:47 AM - Tried to imagine what this would taste like in 10y; couldn't quite picture it. Not the 'dark and stormy' Tenuta Nuova style, not the wood infused Altero, not Talenti -- will have to wait and see. With Costanti, my immediate response was not to touch it for a decade -- not here though.

• Tim Heaton commented:

  10/17/16, 3:48 PM - such a fine note, and, fwiw, my opinion is the same - this wine didn't reach the levels I'd hoped for, and, I doubt it ever will. I will open the '11 soon, and hope for the best.

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