2006 Capanna Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
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sfwinelover1 Likes this wine:
Sunday, June 30, 2019 - First of 2 from an auction lot at about $65@. Hour and half decant preceded by a 1 oz taste upon opening, and the wine is immediately singing. Nose of strawberries, funk and dried spices. Medium to dark with orange notes, medium to full-bodied, thick legs. Taste, however, was dominated by cherry, some funk, the spices and blood orange. After the decant, smoke, cigar box, iron/rust, blood and tar tasting notes came out. Huge but not unpleasant tannins, lightening bolt acidity. Despite the 15% abv, not a hint of heat on the palate. More on the modern side, but not on the far end of the dial. Second night some tomato notes came out with our homemade pizza. Impeccably structured and perfectly balanced. Super savory, makes you wish they'd sell it in snack packs at your local big box retailer. This is early in a great drinking window that should go on for quite a long time. Great wine, great qpr.
My primary wine love has always been Napa cabs, but in the past year or two, I think that Brunellos have overtaken them, despite the so-so scores for many on CT (you have a hard time finding something scored better than 93, whereas myriad Cabs exceed that.). I've had great success at paying $30-50 for good-very good BdMs, and $50-100 for exceptional ones.
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Comment posted by Arch57:
7/1/2019 5:31:00 AM - SF - totally agree about Brunello vs. Napa Cabs. Now I love a blockbuster Cab as much as anyone but ever since our visit to Montalcino in 2005 tasting a number of Brunello's tasting them even today brings me back to Tuscany and the terroir of the region. A signal I use as a "good" BdM is to taste that earthiness in the wine. Cheers!
Comment posted by sfwinelover1:
7/1/2019 11:35:00 AM - Thanks, Arch. I, too, had a great trip to Montalcino, in 2006, as well as Veneto for my then-favorites Amarones, and a follow up trip to Piedmont in 2016 (we're hoping to do a Naples and South trip in the next few years). Nothing like being where the wines are made to help you appreciate them. Not sure where you are, but likely closer to home, if you have a chance to attend Suckling's Great Wines of Italy (usually late winter-early Spring in SF-NY-Miami), it's an amazing opportunity to taste the diversity and quality of Italian winemaking. Cheers to you, too!