March 16, 2024 - Destemmed and fermented in stainless steel, aged in big oak barrels and bottled in January 2013, 14% vol.
Decanted 2 hours before dinner. Mature nose with red stone fruit, underwood and a suggestion of mushrooms, on the palate smooth tannin, medium+ acidity, full bodied and long finish.
It's my first bottle from this brand and expected something more modern looking at the label but in fact it is a very old school Brunello, slightly on the rustic side but still very enjoyable, drink now or within the next 4 to 6 years.
August 4, 2023 - Gorgeous. Classic Brunello. Rustic. Still incredibly fresh and energetic. Beautiful red berry fruit.
January 7, 2022 - Delicious and one more to go!
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September 22, 2020 - Dégusté avec escalope de veau à la Milanaise et risotto aux champignons ... Excellent mariage !
November 26, 2019 - Menthol and light red cherry at first, clearly needs time to open up. After about 40 minutes and a side of salty Provolone-type cheese, this wine began to spread out. The initial ascetic quality gives way to a richer yet restrained cherry festival in your mouth. There are a few different types of cherries mixing together here, and it's fun. But then things get even better: black currants, red currants, red plums, and more tannins suddenly emerge after about 90 minutes. And there's still this persistent, secondary essence of earth and smoke. This is a really enjoyable wine to sip over time and experience the evolution.
September 2, 2019 - Decanted an hour. Deep ruby, slight hint of brick. Nose of plum, leather, spice, wildflower. Structured black plum, raw and cooked, on the palate. Medium finish, balanced tannins, with an appealing perfume note. I'd argue the Antinori name bumps the price up a few bucks past where it deserves to be, but it's quite good any which way.
July 20, 2019 - Decanted for 7 hours. Colour tending toward crimson/maroon. Still very flavoursome and pleasant on the nose. A mix of tobacco, leather and menthol flavours in the back of the mouth.
Felt the wine could be aged for a few more years yet however the flavours on the back pallette didn't last long (certainly not as long as 04 Banfi Brunello I tasted a few months back), so this wine is probably at its best.
May 26, 2018 - On the nose this was all black fruits and earthy goodness. Nice an open on the palate with dark fruits and lots of loamy earth, a touch of tar and dusty tannins. Very nice.
March 26, 2018 - Ramat-Aviv Boys meeting (at Chanoch Reichenberg): See my previous TN
January 1, 2018 - 12 Days of Christmas; 12/21/2017-1/1/2018 (NYC, Vermont, Boston): This bottle failed to wow me as it seemed shut down both aromatically and on the palate. I suspect that it might have been lightly corked - no cardboard smell perse, but just not really showing much.