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Manage Subscriptions1997 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Vigna di Pianrosso
Sangiovese
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino
Community Tasting Notes 163
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Condrieu82 wrote:
August 5, 2023 - Unfortunately bottle 1/3 was slightly oxidized. I double decanted and then let it rest for a couple hours, and while most of the funk went away, it was still not at its best.
Color was garnet; nose had Earthy notes, leather, mushrooms, and some tart cherries. Very tertiary. Very nice acidity still, lots of leather and some tobacco leaves on the palate with hints of red cherries that have faded in the background; medium+ tannins, oak on the ending. Even a slightly off bottle was very appealing and we ended up drinking most of it - although we also opened a great bottle of 2005 Amon-Ra since we were having Wagyu A5 and I wanted a very good wine in good condition to go with it. NR now, but I hope my two other bottles are in better state. -
jimcopland wrote: 97 points
February 6, 2023 - A superb bottle. As good a Brunello di Montalcino as either my wife or I can recall. On nose, raisin, tobacco, violet, rose, chocolate, a whiff of tar. On palate, smooth. Tannins very present but softened. Cherry, blackberry, coffee, cocoa, charcoal, a hint of lemon tang. Great after 1.5 hours in decanter. Better an hour later. Still has plenty of time, though hard to imagine it getting any better.
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Fftjr Likes this wine: 92 points
November 26, 2022 - Drinking very well. Well blended. Ample fruit. Soft tannins.
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acyso wrote: 88 points
October 2, 2022 - Vinetasters: Sangiovese (Park Ridge, IL): Served double blind. Definitely an older wine with some modest herbal notes. Clearly aged, with some earthy and leathery tones, as well as partially dried up cherries. Pleasant, but lacking weight and definitely showing long in the tooth -- perhaps a 1997 sangiovese?
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Whitman wrote: 95 points
May 27, 2022 - Beautifull deep dense complex nose first with forest floor and earth, later at times with dark cherries, truffle and licorice. Palate and specially the finish is in the beginning pretty dominated by the tannins(but still lovely fruit) but that changes after 2 hours where its lush and just magnificient. Still you feel the structure.
This is a step up from 1999 i had last year and I think this has a long life ahead of it.
I have had a lot of 2015-16 brunellos that are really classy and felt like trying a more mature Brunello. This is certainly different and more complex, but if its worth waiting 20 years is the question.
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By Antonio Galloni
2001 Brunello Vintage (Aug 2006) (link)(Ciacci Piccolomini D'aragona Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2003, IWC Issue #110 (link)(Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna di Pianrosso) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Edward Beltrami
July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103 (link)(Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Vigna di Pianrosso) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red
- Producer Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona
- Varietal Sangiovese
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Vigna di Pianrosso
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Montalcino
- Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
- UPC Code 8032605840462
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 932 (45%)
- Consumed 1,129 (55%)
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- VarietySangiovese
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionMontalcino
- AppellationBrunello di Montalcino
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