1988 and 1990 Brunello di Montalcino night (Lafiandra, Singapore): I really enjoyed this. It had a lovely nose, with pretty drifts of spice and dried flowers, red cherries and wild strawberries, with a little kiss of earthiness at the edges. The palate was stunningly youthful, with a spine of bright acidity and fine-boned tannins stretched through lovely, juicy flavours of sweet red cherries and darker berries, a little meat and earth, and then a lovely blush of smoky spice blooming away into a nice finish. Very good indeed, and drinking nicely now. There was a tremendous amount of almost tomato-like acidity on this, which kept it so very alive, and lent it a chameleon-like ability to go with a lot of the Northern Italian dishes we had on the night.
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Opening a 30 years old wine is always connected to a feeling of awe and anxiety. Is it good? Has it survived? In this case: no problem. IN fact; the wine seems a bit too young! The color is classic Brunello with a dark core and brownish tones towards the rim. The nose is quite muted, even after 24 hours in a carafe. Dark cherries and chocolate is complemented by tones of menthol and an pronounced streak of camphor. Full bodied, very fine tannins for a Brunello, perfect acidity, nice cherry fruit with those camphor tones, everything nicely balanced by high acidity. Lacks a bit sweetness, leaving a somewhat tart aftertaste. An extremely well made wine, bit in a stellar vintage like '90 I would expect more sweet fruit and tobacco tones in a Brunello of this age. This is just a bit too "clinical" although it has kept extremely well.
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Recent auction purchase, single bottle. I visited the winery several years ago and was interested in how this wine was holding up. Pop and poured. Wine had gone up the cork about 3/4 of the way, but the cork was in great shape and was surprisingly easy to pull.
Beautiful garnet color. Complex nose of rose petals, dried strawberries, and new leather. Wine glides across the palate with fresh red fruit and some savory and iron notes. 13.5% ABV. Delicious old Brunello. Made cacio e pepe but a nice porterhouse would have been a lot better.
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Had it with Rani in Toscana- but I enjoyed it more than he did. The nose is very elegant, red fruit, Bourgogne style. The mouth is even better, red and some black fruit, med body, good balance, old school Brunello, wit ha nice finish the offers some liquor. At its peak, will last 5-10 more years if you insist. A good reason to collect wine.
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Classically made Brunello. Violets, smoke and dark plums on the nose. Very elegant, nice acidity, very fine tannins and sweet, dry fruit. Medium length.
Brunello 1990 Horisontal Tasting (@ Canan): Singular and alcohol heavy on the nose with just a little cherries. Comfortable fresh cherries on the palate with well-integrated tannins. Good acidity but not impressive. Pleasant but still a bit dull.
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3/24/2021 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
1988 and 1990 Brunello di Montalcino night (Lafiandra, Singapore): I really enjoyed this. It had a lovely nose, with pretty drifts of spice and dried flowers, red cherries and wild strawberries, with a little kiss of earthiness at the edges. The palate was stunningly youthful, with a spine of bright acidity and fine-boned tannins stretched through lovely, juicy flavours of sweet red cherries and darker berries, a little meat and earth, and then a lovely blush of smoky spice blooming away into a nice finish. Very good indeed, and drinking nicely now. There was a tremendous amount of almost tomato-like acidity on this, which kept it so very alive, and lent it a chameleon-like ability to go with a lot of the Northern Italian dishes we had on the night.
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1/2/2021 - dagij Likes this wine: 88 Points
Opening a 30 years old wine is always connected to a feeling of awe and anxiety. Is it good? Has it survived? In this case: no problem. IN fact; the wine seems a bit too young! The color is classic Brunello with a dark core and brownish tones towards the rim. The nose is quite muted, even after 24 hours in a carafe. Dark cherries and chocolate is complemented by tones of menthol and an pronounced streak of camphor. Full bodied, very fine tannins for a Brunello, perfect acidity, nice cherry fruit with those camphor tones, everything nicely balanced by high acidity. Lacks a bit sweetness, leaving a somewhat tart aftertaste. An extremely well made wine, bit in a stellar vintage like '90 I would expect more sweet fruit and tobacco tones in a Brunello of this age. This is just a bit too "clinical" although it has kept extremely well.
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7/7/2020 - DoubleD1969 Likes this wine:
Recent auction purchase, single bottle. I visited the winery several years ago and was interested in how this wine was holding up. Pop and poured. Wine had gone up the cork about 3/4 of the way, but the cork was in great shape and was surprisingly easy to pull.
Beautiful garnet color. Complex nose of rose petals, dried strawberries, and new leather. Wine glides across the palate with fresh red fruit and some savory and iron notes. 13.5% ABV. Delicious old Brunello. Made cacio e pepe but a nice porterhouse would have been a lot better.
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2/6/2013 - AMRS Likes this wine: 94 Points
Had it with Rani in Toscana- but I enjoyed it more than he did. The nose is very elegant, red fruit, Bourgogne style. The mouth is even better, red and some black fruit, med body, good balance, old school Brunello, wit ha nice finish the offers some liquor. At its peak, will last 5-10 more years if you insist. A good reason to collect wine.
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2/6/2013 - Rani wrote: 92 Points
Classically made Brunello. Violets, smoke and dark plums on the nose. Very elegant, nice acidity, very fine tannins and sweet, dry fruit. Medium length.
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4/27/2012 - canan wrote: 88 Points
Brunello 1990 Horisontal Tasting (@ Canan): Singular and alcohol heavy on the nose with just a little cherries.
Comfortable fresh cherries on the palate with well-integrated tannins. Good acidity but not impressive.
Pleasant but still a bit dull.
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