Popped and poured at a restaurant. A little tight at first but some nice black cherry and plum lurking underneath with a bit of leather and cedar cigar box trying to come through. Similar flavors on the palate with medium+ to high acidity and medium+ tannin. There is a lot of promise here and probably 93+ point upside in a few years. Happy to let most of my remaining bottles sit for a bit.
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Briefly this needs lots of air; I double decanted and then began to drink 3 hours later and it was only an hour after that that things started to smooth out and come together. So if I had another bottle of this I'd decant at breakfast to drink with dinner.
With air it's a decent brunello - nicely balanced fruit, acid, tannins but definitely still a food wine. OK, but not great QPR at ~US$37.
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Pop and Vinturi. Earthy nose, definitely old world, with some cherry and plum. Med+ tannin but with a creamy mouthful so not obtrusive. Med+ finish is very nice, carrying the red fruit with a hint of licorice.
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A round and creamy style. Ripe and round red to purple fruit. Some earth/manure. Quite a sweet nose, lots of mocha, vanilla, and cream. Good wine, but not my preferred style of Sangiovese.
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Purple red hue, medium fruity aroma. Subtle first brunello taste, dark fruits of cherries, currants. Dry middle and finish, long linger of black pepper and herbs. Decent wine from a great year.
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Unexpected discovery. Nose was perfect from the opening, while palate seemed a little weak and unbalanced. Oak, leafher, cherry, strawberry, mainly red fruit, oregano, tomato and some spice in nose. Needed 2+ hours for me to get its taste. And after that the it was just solid. Nice qpr, especially for its fruitiness. Blessed by the vintage and truly well made.
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Restaurant wine, they were sold out of a 2008 Martucino that was listed so this replaced it, ☹️ but I've been chasing this bottle for some time, so it works out?
Very austere aromas & flavours for this 2016, almost Bordeaux-like at some point. Earthy aromas and flavours of iron, oak, dried herbs, raspberry, and roasted tomato. After 90 minutes the raspberry turns a little ripe, but the tannins didn't let up, so food was needed to tame some of it. This will need about 3-4 more years to truly enjoy & get to that 90+
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Beautiful dark transparent red. Young, but certainly approachable. Nose it a little muted, but the after-taste is very long and stunning. Smooth tannins, that slowly dry out your mouth in a good way. Nice, but more to come!
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I found this Brunello to be surprisingly approachable and well balanced, despite its relative youth. Sure, it will improve with age, but the tannins are well integrated, so you can enjoy it now or save it for later.
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Bu sur plusieurs jours, carafé 3-4 h au total. O: Rouge-violet foncé. Nez: vanille, violette, touche d'alcool. J'aurais prédit un tempranillo de Castille Leon. Bouche: tanins énormes, longueur moy, très puissant, vanille, fruits noirs confits. (Beaucoup) Trop de bois selon mes goûts, surtout pour ce cépage.
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Made a variety of home made pizzas on a pizza stone and thought this would go well. I was not wrong! A short decant brought out a beautiful bouquet of dark cherries, plum, a hint of fall flowers. The flavor added some already softening tannins, earthiness and savory (sage?). This was very enjoyable and accompanied the pizza flavors with varied savory and acidic tastes such as tomato, sliced mozzarella, prosciutto, arugula, olives… this wine is still young and has a lot of promise to become even better.
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With limited options on the menu this was a good choice and if one were to buy it at retail it would be great value. Dark cherries, grippy tannins, nice balance and layers of complexity. Definitely too young but still very drinkable even with no decant time.
5/11/2024 - Rich S Likes this wine: 91 Points
Popped and poured at a restaurant. A little tight at first but some nice black cherry and plum lurking underneath with a bit of leather and cedar cigar box trying to come through. Similar flavors on the palate with medium+ to high acidity and medium+ tannin. There is a lot of promise here and probably 93+ point upside in a few years. Happy to let most of my remaining bottles sit for a bit.
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5/4/2024 - Paul852 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Briefly this needs lots of air; I double decanted and then began to drink 3 hours later and it was only an hour after that that things started to smooth out and come together. So if I had another bottle of this I'd decant at breakfast to drink with dinner.
With air it's a decent brunello - nicely balanced fruit, acid, tannins but definitely still a food wine. OK, but not great QPR at ~US$37.
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5/3/2024 - wirelesswine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pop and Vinturi. Earthy nose, definitely old world, with some cherry and plum. Med+ tannin but with a creamy mouthful so not obtrusive. Med+ finish is very nice, carrying the red fruit with a hint of licorice.
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4/13/2024 - MikeDB wrote: 90 Points
A round and creamy style. Ripe and round red to purple fruit. Some earth/manure. Quite a sweet nose, lots of mocha, vanilla, and cream. Good wine, but not my preferred style of Sangiovese.
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11/11/2023 - ShangGuy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Purple red hue, medium fruity aroma. Subtle first brunello taste, dark fruits of cherries, currants. Dry middle and finish, long linger of black pepper and herbs. Decent wine from a great year.
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11/10/2023 - brett228 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Unexpected discovery. Nose was perfect from the opening, while palate seemed a little weak and unbalanced. Oak, leafher, cherry, strawberry, mainly red fruit, oregano, tomato and some spice in nose. Needed 2+ hours for me to get its taste. And after that the it was just solid. Nice qpr, especially for its fruitiness. Blessed by the vintage and truly well made.
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2/27/2023 - Jonnhy99 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Restaurant wine, they were sold out of a 2008 Martucino that was listed so this replaced it, ☹️ but I've been chasing this bottle for some time, so it works out?
Very austere aromas & flavours for this 2016, almost Bordeaux-like at some point. Earthy aromas and flavours of iron, oak, dried herbs, raspberry, and roasted tomato. After 90 minutes the raspberry turns a little ripe, but the tannins didn't let up, so food was needed to tame some of it. This will need about 3-4 more years to truly enjoy & get to that 90+
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2/11/2023 - TexAgg2000 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Smooth and well balanced, not very jammy or tannic but has good solid body
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1/21/2023 - Neras Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful dark transparent red. Young, but certainly approachable. Nose it a little muted, but the after-taste is very long and stunning. Smooth tannins, that slowly dry out your mouth in a good way. Nice, but more to come!
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1/13/2023 - StainedGlass Likes this wine: 91 Points
I found this Brunello to be surprisingly approachable and well balanced, despite its relative youth. Sure, it will improve with age, but the tannins are well integrated, so you can enjoy it now or save it for later.
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12/16/2022 - jps3@columbia.edu Does not like this wine:
Bitter finish even after being open for three hours.
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11/6/2022 - Jason Wu Likes this wine: 93 Points
App:Med ruby
Nose: Med+ intensity, leather, chocolate, strawberry, red cherry, cloves, nutmeg, mineral, developing.
Palate: Dry, high acidity, high alcohol, med+ tannins (velvety), med+ intensity, dark violet, dark cherry, caramel, dark plum, prume, med+ body, med+ finish. Pts:93
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9/8/2022 - BrunelloBob wrote: 89 Points
Pnp. Less impressed than last time. Struck me as more rdM than BdM. 88-89
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8/12/2022 - Tige wrote: 87 Points
Bu sur plusieurs jours, carafé 3-4 h au total.
O: Rouge-violet foncé.
Nez: vanille, violette, touche d'alcool. J'aurais prédit un tempranillo de Castille Leon.
Bouche: tanins énormes, longueur moy, très puissant, vanille, fruits noirs confits.
(Beaucoup) Trop de bois selon mes goûts, surtout pour ce cépage.
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7/20/2022 - Jerry 3 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted and enjoyed with lasagna
Great nose, tannins were smooth, dark fruit ith rosy color
Still have another 5 bottles to spread out over time
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6/9/2022 - Explorateur Likes this wine: 92 Points
Made a variety of home made pizzas on a pizza stone and thought this would go well. I was not wrong! A short decant brought out a beautiful bouquet of dark cherries, plum, a hint of fall flowers. The flavor added some already softening tannins, earthiness and savory (sage?). This was very enjoyable and accompanied the pizza flavors with varied savory and acidic tastes such as tomato, sliced mozzarella, prosciutto, arugula, olives… this wine is still young and has a lot of promise to become even better.
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5/3/2022 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 Points
With limited options on the menu this was a good choice and if one were to buy it at retail it would be great value. Dark cherries, grippy tannins, nice balance and layers of complexity. Definitely too young but still very drinkable even with no decant time.
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4/8/2022 - BrunelloBob wrote:
Way too young. A 6 hour slo-ox just got this started. There's something good here, though. Especially for the price
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3/28/2022 - Reddark Likes this wine: 93 Points
The best value for money. 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is the best vintage.
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