May 17, 2024 - Stunning Brunello getting close to its peak. Still quite tannic. Love that but will keep my remaining bottles for a few years to follow the development. Have had som semi-stewed brunello from this vintage, but as always Salvioni is high class, dense and intense.
October 14, 2023 - Another excellent wine from this stellar producer. Not as open and ready to drink as the 2011 which I purchased at the same restaurant in Tuscany. Tannins are still firm that said this is elegant medium bodied. The 2011 is more ready to drink. I left one glass overnight and it was better in day two. So I would say if you are drinking it, give it a full 8 hour decant at a minimum.
May 20, 2023 - Sangiovese study, Volume II (Chicago, IL): I'm not totally sold on the Salvioni style -- the wines just feel too big and intense for what I tend to like. While this was lighter and relatively more red-fruited than the massive 2009, it still showed much of the same producer signature. On the palate, this is simpler and is more focussed on the scale and structure than fruit or mineral nuance. An impressive wine nevertheless.
February 25, 2023 - 4 hour slow ox, and could have used more air as each glass was markably better than the prior. Drink now but no rush whatsoever
July 15, 2022 - Enjoyed with an enormous veal chop parmesan at Piero's in Las Vegas. This was a wine that kept me smiling and thinking "wow" throughout the meal. Just perfect pairing with the veal. Otherwise consistent with my previous notes.
March 2, 2022 - Five years later and tried again. Wonderful! Purple/brown hue, strong rich nose. Subtle first Brunello burst of red fruits - dark cherries, but very soft as it quickly goes into a rich earthy finish - barny, leather, smoke. Long linger that makes you grin. A great wine from a good year and drinking very well.
August 22, 2021 - Beautiful Sangiovese with a lot of fruit power, dark cherries, young plum and some elegant minty notes. Great complexity and a nicely balanced overall mouth feeling. Powerful and elegant at the same time. Tannins are not fully integrated yet. Very long and savory finish.
An excellent Brunello which is getting into the right spot but still needs some more time. Start drinking from 2025.
Around 13,000 bottles were produced. (IG)
May 6, 2021 - 提前12小时开瓶回塞，拔塞瓶型一小时。香气表现出了一种略带矛盾的姿态，虽然略显内敛，但宽阔而有冲击力，又有精致细腻的质地，在中段配合着薄荷醇似有冷风吹拂，生起一阵飘逸。黑樱桃，黑莓等构成的细微层叠的黑果，配合干玫瑰花香，有一点点脂粉味，一些香草味可乐，皮毛，沥青，烟熏肉干，甘草，烟草，小茴香，丁香等各种各样的气味精细地纠缠在一起，显得高级。入口结构大且集中，骨架硬朗，整体具有一种精密的，延展动态的平衡，丹宁虽强，但很妙，起初是很细腻的粉质，排布舌面，随后慢慢融化，浸身酒液，酸度同样浸润，满布酒中。黑樱桃、黑莓等黑果味充沛，大江大河，年轻气盛，带有些巧克力，脂粉味的柔嫩花瓣，薄荷醇，丁香、香叶、甘草等等组成的香料粉，巧妙和谐，余味长。93~94/100
March 5, 2021 - Blind from Coravin.
First Salvioni.
Elegant with soft tannins and great structure. Already drinking nicely but with plenty of upside and a long life ahead.
Guessed Percarlo
February 6, 2021 - This promised (and cost!) way more than it delivered. Yes, it's a very nice wine, impeccably made and with a lovely, easy balance to it, but it was a lot more boring than many other Brunellos, offering neither sauvage swagger nor aromatic delicacy. Has enough to it to age adequately, but not obviously going to offer that much more as it does.