Getting way better with age, tannins are softening and smell of earth and leather are coming in. Good now, but still plenty of room to growth. 5 to 10 years max, in my own opinion but Enjoyable now !
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This was fantastic. Really fresh while still having deep & dark blue and black fruits. Smoked meats and spice with a finish that keeps going and going. Delicious
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PnP Medium- nose. Plenty of raw meat flavor, hint of blackcurrant and floral notes. same on the palate, slightly metallic at the begining then softer. nose more expressive the day after, will decant the next bottle. went well with truffle tagliolini and lamb.
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Opened a split to drink with dinner of pasta and tomato sauce. Ruby-maroon color. Nose with heavy black fruit, plums, vanilla and cedar. Palate includes black fruits with spices. Still fairly tight.. Tannins are not at all sharp but still firm enough that this wine will open up for another decade. Finish is medium.
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A much better experience than last time I had this. Tannins are soft and polished, the fruit is elegant and juicy. This definitely has some age in the tank.
Buy!
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By the glass via coravin at Clarette, London. Quite the elegant wine and in the later vintages always surprises us by being less obvious, less modern in a bad way let’s say, smoother and very much the elegant wine. Dark fruited, young but still on the rounder side. Good 91
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Brunello di Montalcino 2013 tasting (Restaurant Vineum, Rotterdam, NL): Tasted blind. Deepest and liveliest colour of the flight; complete and deep nose, modern style, black fruit, earth; ripe fruit and good concentration on the palate, well integrated tannins, low acidity, creamy texture, very oaky flavours; slightly burnt oak on the finish, with some back-end heat. I recognised this blind as Gaja, but I can’t say I liked it very much, and neither did the group.
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Notes were taken after it had been open overnight.
Quite closed on the nose, full fruit, a little metallic, cherry, hint of vanilla, a little cardamom. Fuller on the palate, with rather intense tannins, and a moderate acidity. Cherry, a little earthy, ripe plums, fairly dry, hint of the metallic note again, bitter orange, and some quinine.
This was very disappointing yesterday, and tasted like a simple, hot fruity sangiovese of zero potential. Today it's a completely different wine, and whilst I still find it to be overpriced, it's a great glass of BdM. It's fairly closed and tannic still, indicating a good life ahead of it. This specific bottle tasted a little cooked, but it didn't affect my impression.
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Drinkable Brunello. Nice note and balance. Might even get better with a few years of cellaring. Overall well integrated and tannins aren’t overbearing. Tasted great on the second day, maybe even better.
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Medium-deep reddish-purple in color. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, cedar, dried herbs, spices, minerals & a hint of oak & vanilla in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & plums with earthy, spices, herbs, minerals & a hint of oak/vanilla. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but needs time to develop to its full potential at which time, I expect the score to be even higher.
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A purchased winery in1994 the name Means church and the saint to that which the church was devoted too. The property has been owned for more than 1400 years by the church. So essentially they are all of the second owner.
Muscular smell that permeates 2013.
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Dark ruby but not opaque. Opulent nose: dark fruits, bread. Complex palate: more dark fruits (morello cherries, blackberries). Smooth tannins. Very well balanced Brunello. Still young but very drinkable already. Great stuff.
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11/25/2023 - David_L Likes this wine: 94 Points
Getting way better with age, tannins are softening and smell of earth and leather are coming in. Good now, but still plenty of room to growth. 5 to 10 years max, in my own opinion but Enjoyable now !
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9/9/2023 - BHP1994 wrote: 94 Points
This was fantastic. Really fresh while still having deep & dark blue and black fruits. Smoked meats and spice with a finish that keeps going and going. Delicious
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4/30/2021 - forgetmenot wrote:
PnP
Medium- nose. Plenty of raw meat flavor, hint of blackcurrant and floral notes. same on the palate, slightly metallic at the begining then softer. nose more expressive the day after, will decant the next bottle.
went well with truffle tagliolini and lamb.
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2/15/2021 - vincentnip wrote: 90 Points
中紅,少丹寧,
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1/19/2021 - AP MD Likes this wine: 96 Points
Opened a split to drink with dinner of pasta and tomato sauce. Ruby-maroon color. Nose with heavy black fruit, plums, vanilla and cedar. Palate includes black fruits with spices. Still fairly tight.. Tannins are not at all sharp but still firm enough that this wine will open up for another decade. Finish is medium.
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12/28/2019 - Rallerboy888 Likes this wine: 89 Points
What an elegant, classic Brunello!
A much better experience than last time I had this. Tannins are soft and polished, the fruit is elegant and juicy. This definitely has some age in the tank.
Buy!
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11/5/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Dusty cherry fruit, stiff palate in a very classical way. Lots of tannins on the back.
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9/2/2019 - Papies wrote: 91 Points
By the glass via coravin at Clarette, London.
Quite the elegant wine and in the later vintages always surprises us by being less obvious, less modern in a bad way let’s say, smoother and very much the elegant wine. Dark fruited, young but still on the rounder side. Good 91
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6/17/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Brunello di Montalcino 2013 tasting (Restaurant Vineum, Rotterdam, NL): Tasted blind. Deepest and liveliest colour of the flight; complete and deep nose, modern style, black fruit, earth; ripe fruit and good concentration on the palate, well integrated tannins, low acidity, creamy texture, very oaky flavours; slightly burnt oak on the finish, with some back-end heat. I recognised this blind as Gaja, but I can’t say I liked it very much, and neither did the group.
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6/1/2019 - Rallerboy888 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Notes were taken after it had been open overnight.
Quite closed on the nose, full fruit, a little metallic, cherry, hint of vanilla, a little cardamom. Fuller on the palate, with rather intense tannins, and a moderate acidity. Cherry, a little earthy, ripe plums, fairly dry, hint of the metallic note again, bitter orange, and some quinine.
This was very disappointing yesterday, and tasted like a simple, hot fruity sangiovese of zero potential. Today it's a completely different wine, and whilst I still find it to be overpriced, it's a great glass of BdM. It's fairly closed and tannic still, indicating a good life ahead of it. This specific bottle tasted a little cooked, but it didn't affect my impression.
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3/24/2019 - VINNICK Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drinkable Brunello. Nice note and balance. Might even get better with a few years of cellaring. Overall well integrated and tannins aren’t overbearing. Tasted great on the second day, maybe even better.
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3/17/2019 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium-deep reddish-purple in color. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, cedar, dried herbs, spices, minerals & a hint of oak & vanilla in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & plums with earthy, spices, herbs, minerals & a hint of oak/vanilla. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but needs time to develop to its full potential at which time, I expect the score to be even higher.
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12/31/2018 - 560 B&W Likes this wine: 90 Points
PnP. Nice but a bit more on the over cooked side of brunello for my taste. Poor QPR
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10/24/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A purchased winery in1994 the name
Means church and the saint to that which the church was devoted too. The property has been owned for more than 1400 years by the church. So essentially they are all of the second owner.
Muscular smell that permeates 2013.
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9/8/2018 - Arnaud Cbn Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark ruby but not opaque. Opulent nose: dark fruits, bread. Complex palate: more dark fruits (morello cherries, blackberries). Smooth tannins. Very well balanced Brunello. Still young but very drinkable already. Great stuff.
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3/16/2018 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 92 Points
Young, fruit forward. Good balance and energy. Quite soft tannins. Perhaps a bit short, but very nice.
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