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1999 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino
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Community Tasting Notes 71
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Eric wrote: 92 points
December 7, 2023 - Sheesh, explosive, stunningly fresh, powerful, quite big, amazingly big for a nearly 25 year old Brunello. Love where this is heading.
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Nerdy Earth Boy Likes this wine: 95 points
October 15, 2023 - Wow
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Nerdy Earth Boy Likes this wine: 97 points
October 15, 2023 - Stunning and amazing! Seriously one of the best wines of my entire collection. Classic Brunello with that earthly chalk finish. Lucious silky smooth dark cherry. Give it an hour to get started.
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Nerdy Earth Boy Likes this wine: 92 points
April 10, 2023 - Delightful! Perfect even after a one hour decant. Solid floral with limited sediment. Extremely smooth with zero tanins. Almost 25 years young and it remains a Winner.
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Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 points
January 10, 2023 - Dark garnet in color with minor clearing at the edges. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruits aromas of cherries, blueberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, leather, tobacco, mushrooms, tar, cocoa, minerals, balsamic notes & a hint of cedar in the background. Full bodied with very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, mature, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & plums with mushrooms, minerals & herbs. Lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present & at 24 years of age, it is at or near its peak of development, so drink up! Cork was stained on bottom 1/3 but intact; fill was above the shoulder in lower neck.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2004, IWC Issue #116 (link)(Altesino Brunello di Montalcino) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Richard Jennings
1/15/2013 (link) 93 points(Altesino Brunello di Montalcino) Bricked, cloudy, dark red violet color; maturing, mushroom risotto, tar, truffle, anise nose; maturing, baked black fruit, tar, mushroom palate; long finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1999
- Type Red
- Producer Altesino
- Varietal Sangiovese
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Montalcino
- Appellation Brunello di Montalcino
- UPC Codes 098709082403, 111301711111, 212222902806
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 438 (45%)
- Consumed 539 (55%)
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- ProducerAltesino
- VarietySangiovese
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionMontalcino
- AppellationBrunello di Montalcino
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