2012 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Our 40th Harvest
Community Tasting Note
Psdycp wrote:
91 Points
Friday, May 21, 2021 - Forward and rustic bouquet of concentrated fermented bean paste, black berries, clove, star anise and old leather. Rich and almost oily palate with earthy spices and old leather furniture from entry to finish which has some chewy tannins. Intense and balanced structure. The mid-palate could open up more with a few more years of aging.
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Comment posted by srh:
6/6/2021 3:38:00 PM - MANY thanks for having found the time to record your thoughtfully descriptive TN! 🙂 SHOULD you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉
Comment posted by Psdycp:
6/6/2021 4:45:00 PM - Thanks for the updated infor. A good Brunello doesn’t really need much oak influence to make it shine. In fact sometime I find it is very difficult to appreciate when it is aged in too much new oak.
Comment posted by srh:
6/7/2021 2:08:00 PM - YVW for the info, Psdycp. 😊 As for oak, those VERY large, used Slavonian oak barrels don't impart much oak character, do they? 🤔 😉
Comment posted by Psdycp:
6/7/2021 6:18:00 PM - Yes, many wine makers use the large and relatively neutral oak barrels for the purposes of aging only.