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Manage Subscriptions1997 Fattoi Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino
Community Tasting Notes 4
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Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 points
February 5, 2024 - Medium garnet in color with slight clearing at the edges. Full, forward & attractive nose of mature, ripe fruits aromas of cherries, blueberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, leather, tobacco, mushrooms, tar, minerals, hints of balsamic notes & cedar in the background. Full bodied with very good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, mature, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & plums with mushrooms, minerals & herbs. Lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present & at 27 years of age, it is at or near its peak of development. Although it should hold here for several more years, I doubt any further development would occur with additional aging.
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MikeATL Likes this wine: 92 points
September 12, 2018 - Red fruit with a bit of dust and leather, showing a lot of class and freshness, it is drinking extremely well right now.
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Outplaying wrote:
March 11, 2017 - I believe this was decanted for about an hour. Earthy and leathery initially. Faded, darker toned fruit, a little tired and lean. With more air the fruit emerges somewhat but still this all about tertiary notes. I wouldn't guess this to have been from a hot vintage though. This grew on me but many at the table thought it to be to earthy and tired.
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markellen.foodies@gmail.com wrote: 91 points
September 5, 2007 - French Bakery BYO Brunello Dinner (French Bakery, Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands, FL): Flight 1, #2. David and Roberta's wine. My favorite in the flight, and preferred by the wine professionals in the group. Most balanced and complex without any trace of brett.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red
- Producer Fattoi
- Varietal Sangiovese
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Montalcino
- Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 9 (56%)
- Consumed 7 (44%)
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- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionMontalcino
- AppellationBrunello di Montalcino
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