Community Tasting Notes 29

• paul wrote:

  November 17, 2023 - good, not great. I felt like the fruit was gone and the alcohol was dominant. EG said it would return to balance in another 5 years but i wasnt so sure

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• ILarsen wrote: 97 points

  September 30, 2023 - A very impresoce wine - such a long aftertaste - where you layers on layers - the fruitcis sout cherries, cranberries , plums and blackberries. We also get tobaccco and leather - medium tannins and acidity - the Wine is indeed Great and this time we Will increase pur rating to 97 - one of the best Cerbaiona I have had.

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• Nanda wrote: 95 points

  August 11, 2023 - Incredible, boastful nose of macerated cherries, toasted spice and herbs, dried florals, and a bit of balsamico. Lots of youthful power and structure though it’s all so integrated and harmonious with an ethereal appeal. Blockbuster Brunello.

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• Eric wrote:

  April 14, 2023 - Bisato with friends: Oh wow, like a warm summer breeze through a Tuscan pine forest, pine resin giving way to mint. Much more powerful and structured than the 1999, still early and on the upswing. I like this brawnier face of Brunello.

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• MuddyBoots wrote:

  February 1, 2023 - Tasted alongside four other Brunellos from the vintage, including Salvioni's neighboring plot. Decanted 45 minutes. Really dark and densely packed with flavor, showing relatively little development. Beautiful restrained sweetness. But we were left wondering where all this color came from. The vines were young at the time. Though Salvioni's wine shared similar characteristics, though not to quite the same degree. Never having had it before, this wine puzzled our little tasting group. It is really impressive by almost every measure by which one might judge quality in a wine - truly - and drinking extraordinarily young. But does it really reflect what one expects from Brunello made in a traditional style and aged in big botti ? Unquestionably wonderful. But is it Brunello ? It will keep for another 20 years. Bought on release and unmoved in the cellar for 17 years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Cerbaiona (Molinari)
• Varietal Sangiovese
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion Montalcino
• Appellation Brunello di Montalcino

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• Pending Delivery 30 (4%)
• In Cellars 373 (52%)
• Consumed 317 (44%)

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